United States v. Downing

As stated in the opinion of the Board of General Appraisers the entire. importation here in question is described in the invoice as follows:

Stone round temple “ Palladio ” of the seventeenth century.

Stone ring.

Iron dome in three parts for the temple.

Round marble table.

At the beginning of the hearing before the board all claims upon the last three mentioned items or parts of the temple were abandoned, the reason for which, as stated by importers here, was that their expert witness was of opinion that the stone ring, the iron dome, and round marble table were new parts, and the record seems to…