The New York herald., 1870-12-11

thing We have yet seen In modern art Among the
thousand articles Of virtu we would single our one
rare specimen Of large library set In
SOLID MALACHTE,
valued at $676, which seems 10 u.s. who are not
skilled In gems and precious stones, price not too
high Tor 50 truly beautiful an ornament m SO exqn,
groups OF
and many OF them are or iare beauty. For ex
ample, there is group OF Penelope aud Teiema-
cnus, full OF the most, tender sentiment. The
mother ieans upon the shoulder ol her boy. the
The story great sorrow hidden away IN the breast
OF The mother. There y cloud OF sadness upon
the face Of the boy II he shared the grief Tor his
absent iatber Another group, full OF force, Is the
parting or Hector ana Andromache which, II II
ere for the exquisite forms Of lne drapery alone
would be masterpiece The Trojan vile clings
passlonately TO the grea chleftain hangs upon nn,
lmpioring him not " leave the city and put his life
at the mercy oil the Greeks outside the walls. The
story belongs 10 she last fatal days OF Illum,
beloved OF the gods. There 10 immense vigor In
the ngure OF Hector as no struggles TO dlsengage
himself from the embraces OF Andromache and
with branalshed sword Is Fastening 10 the conflict
We can almost hear hin answering to the renlon-
STRANGE OF his wife In the translated words OF
Homer gag
Where heroes war tho foremost place claim,
The arst In danger as the hrst 10 fame.
The '.Dancing Gir," by Gcssln. Of Paris, an ex-
quise figure. as vouplqous AS Ha.dee; ''lacchante
overcome with Winen ana many others, which
we cannot now dwell upon, are All exquisite spec
mems of the lnest class VI bronzeS. Msst5
In alludlng TO the dlaniones we forgot to mention
one solitaire pia The cutting OF the diamond winch
ID about the SIZE OF the up ol iadys anger is most
remarkable. Its value Is Sl0,OU0. IL IL indeed q
superb stone, almost toe beautu but. OF course,
not al all TOO dear to decorate the shirt bosom o.
MANHATTAN POLITICIAN. ragg nnUf
Yet who knows but 1t may one lay shine upon the
breast OF some lucky wight In ana about Tue City
Ham. We hope not but stranger tnings have hap
Watches and clocks In great profusion are here
Watches OF Tilfany's own make, from the minia
ture tmeKeeper NOT larger than three cent piece
10 the best artlcles in gold huning cases. Clocks
there are TOO, OF porpnyry and malachte and onyx;
clocks OF modern ana antique patterns, including
the pink and glded beauties Of me time OF Louis
Quatorze. In snort the eve wearles from conten
plating this vast hail, the repository OF 30 much
spendor III art and 80 much wealth In the rarest
products OF the mine and the ocean.
A similar scene awaits the visitor at
BALL, BLACK CO.'S
He cannot escape the fascination. The nlagnlf-
cence OF every thing arouAd MIN, the dazzling array
OF brilants set every form known to art and ap.
plicable TO every purpose, nurseI and cultivated by
fashion suggests the words oil SHAKESPEARE In the
"rwO Gentlenen of VerOna'- trN
SanS S BE- ,ws n @ 4 ss s.s as.nsss .sa. nHs words
More quick than words, do
There IS certainly golden, nay, ajewelled oppor-
tunlty to test TINS philosophy nst here IN the MIDST
% nese s os Soc oansppy "a o n
holiday gifts this season. Alas her cunning arti-
ncers IN gold q and lne s,ms aaI,s are working
guard at the pertals OF Paris. Forlu.
natey we are not dependent upon France for our
finest leWelfy, alin0uen In Tue STOCK OIL BALL. BLACK
Il Co. there Is goodly show OF French importations,
especially In chatelaines aud similar ornaments OF
rarest workmanship. But these came here before
the Nearly all the works OF the finest quality
In gold and silver and diamond setting are mauufac.
tured In the building by
AMERICAN woRKMEN,
or those OF other nati0nalitieS who have become
Americans by aDsorptIon by the kindly welcome
rendered them In thls country, and the liberal wages
Is very large, comprising everything in the way OF
jewelry, stauary Dronzes aud rare articles Of vertu
in every variety that can satisfy tie mind disposed
TO admire and generous TO give
THE STATuARY,
which Is very choice rather than numerous. will be
noted for MISS Hosmer's statue OF .'LeneDia,n and
very beautiful bust lie size, OF the same SUBJECT.
The latter IL valued at $4,000 in gold. Four COM
panion figures In marble, executed by an eminent
represent the childhood OF Washington Napoleon,
Tell and Franklin by characteristic action whlcn
instance:--rhe 10y Washington leans upon mis- axe,
resung from his labor5 Mt woodcuttng In
the forest; Napoleon, In the student costume
mathematical problem; Tell holding a bow
IN his hand, Is locking up towards the noun
the future OF his manhood made ms name immortal
and made Switzerland rec. The boy Franklin has
his whistle under his arm. locking quite pensve at
the idea that he has PAD too much Tor lJ phllos0-
pher even In boyhood. The expression OF character
in these figures IL admirably preserved. Each tells
cclent works, the .'Veed Bust,n for example, and
a lew smaller groups OF considerable merit. In
articles OF Yefbu We are stTuCk Win u
vase OF
PURE ONYX,
really superb specimen, relying for its merits, per
haps more upon the value OF the material than ths
elaboration OF the workmanship. Again, here Is
clock OF solid malachle. and a table set for thu
dressing room 10 match, worth $1,000. And this il
but one example OF this style OF article OF Which
there is q proluSlon. ENN
DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
if not the specially oI this establishment certainly
claim rst place in the grand display at this holl
day season. One gem attracts the eye at once. Il
IS set--broocn, with pendants, and earrlngs-al
composed or pearls thicky set and surrounded by
SIXTY DIAMONDS
Of various sizes.
But one central pearl, set in very simple brooch
Is the finest IN TIE whole collection. Probably
No pearl ever lay under oman's green water
more pure than this one.
The price, OF course, is commensurate with Its
purity. Pearls OF this size and quality are very
rare. They are consequently highly priced and
eagerly sought after One case In tins house is ex.
cluslyey devoted to bridal ornaments all purest
pearl, typical OF the purity they are intended to
adorn. Some OF them are o. suca exquisite quality
ana SO costly witha thai one feels almost disposed
to ask with young Claudio, III his impassloned ad.
miration for Beatrice,
Can the world buy such iewel2
It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the rich col.
lection or silverWare and watches ior which the
facturers OF these articles they have scarcely any
rivals IN this country or In Europe.
There are OF course, other stores at which great
variety Of holiday articles, such as we have been
describing. can be had; but we have dwelt upon
The Two great emporluins, as fair illustrations OF
what the metropolis can do In the manuIactu of
Tie most costly and exquisite works OF art in
GOLD, SILVER AND JEWELS. ~ ri
ramble through these jewelled halls is like a
de nts in those famous tales OF Scheherazade by the
re cital Of which she helped TO shorten the nights OF
the sultan Schahrlar, and thereby Heightened her
own days.
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