The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19

represented Mr. Buschek, the general agent of The
association, at Rome and in the ether parts Of Italy
In addition to the works in Mosaic there seve-
raj tabes, the legs Of which eaboyately carved
into the most varied FORMS while the tops are illus
tated with battle scenes, illustrations from heathen
| mythology, &c One Of these is 80 remarkable,
mol only as curiosity, but for the perfec-
ton TO which the process Of inaying in wood
has been brought, that we would not be doing justice
TO the exhibitor if vs passed Is over with brief no
tice The table was attended originally for the Lon
don FAIR but it wac not finished till near or after
the close Of the exhibition it never made its app.ar
anee there 1t iscertanlya rare piece Of work, and
superior to any thing of the kind exhibited col
lection. The leaf or top OF the table is illustrated
land battles Waterloo, Moodke, the Vile, AMI Ira
iasar In the centre, round which these grouped,
is al asiegorical picture Of England, representing
Britannia supported and borne along the tempestu-
Gus wavesbythe SEA coursers Of Neptune, while on
one side is the god Of the himself and on the
other the gallant tara Of England. The representa-
tion OF the battes exhibits remarkable skill ard in
genuity. TIE artist has imbued them with a
life and spirit whiclHwe thought it impossible TO
produce in wood. Th,Ye are several ttler tables,
honc VI WHICH are ueiicienL cCner IN WO9klnansnip
or artistic taste. That which we have described ts
the work of c. Ciando, of Nice. In conclusion. we
would state that the figures &C., are formed from
fifteen various woods, the coors of which NATURAL
and the whole table was work Of five years.
In the same section with these tables are two eab
orately carved pier glass frames, each Of which Is
about eight feet high and four or five wide On these
are carved flowers, leaves birds, and the most gro
tesque figures, fabulous animals with head, wings,
and claws Of dragon, and the breast of woman
Near these is table, evidently by the same artist
judging from the design ana the partality which he
appears TO entertain for all kinds Of nondescrpts.
There is another table in this section, which
is one of the most remarkable pieces of work
manship even in this admirable collection. 1t
is circular, and the top is composed of divergent
rays formed by alternate pieces of ebony and dvory.
The effect of these upon the eyes can only be COM
pared to that produced by the sun it dazz!es the
vision to such degree to render it painful to the
eyes to look at it for any length of time. It is sub
ject of astonishmen how the artist ever put it togc
ther for the joining Of the various rays as they ap
proach the centre become small and SO intricate,
that it appears almost impossible to join them. This
was made by 8. Dexcalzi, from Genoa, vino has also
very beautiful table, painted in imitation Of mar
ble on exhibition In addition to the tables have
noticed, there are few excellent limitations Of the
Chinese style, which might be easily mistaken for the
work of the Celestials.
There are g large number of other works Of art
in the Italian Department, which we will notice
hereafter.