Bowles v. United States

The opinion of the Board of General Appraisers states that this case relates to “ mugs, jugs, and other articles of decorated earthenware, brass fenders and fire brasses, mahogany table, and other articles of furniture, etc., so-called ‘ artistic antiquities.’ ”

Some of the goods were passed free about which there is no question, while others were correctly assessed under various appropriate paragraphs, unless the importer’s claim that all are entitled to free entry as “ artistic antiquities ” under paragraph 717 of the tariff act of August 5,1909, is sustained.

The board further observes in…