New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-24
GOLDSAITHS is ITORY CARRIERS.

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In the early days Of 5oldsmithy ivory ca az ny
Va. one Of the highest accoulph'iH'' ~ r.
""n 0'0 IL, metal In no other branch OF ms
work did the ANCIENT goldsmith 3ucmpV e'G fyur,.
achievements, ana some Oh t@e Of tne are viewed
M the CHE 1 Il < ec OF admrdti n 10y TO 10
specimens is due IA the tact that t'e 49, i., -
Is not 50 valuable a. gold ana liver any "% Irscinus
not susceptible as we're The precious any J th fvorito
metals, To be- wrought into "her yfn, ~ r.s,S an
artisans Of victorious invaders. Nhllc II PV, go
Intrinsic value in the form OF "a" HlaLiiit' ,,uch
oinpIoycd in the arts lts value ior o'le' "sc' " "'
The Geenh and sixteenth CENTURIES were tr re, ,4
rrndurtlyc i'm work, Of hi, character Ne"IN 'll t
NUE. IN The European collection, are 81 either
Italian or German origin. Iht aft was lo,' In 4,
nrcti.cd II Tor centuries before the production OF
The Oldest specimens now preserved III tlu N"anu, liz
tGpp, tIn art was imported from Asia and largely
ur,ttsrd liy the creeks. II cannon D' w 'i . "
Furopean school farther back thah 10 the Nv !,
rog II is not di>credialle however, 10 the term u
And italian gOld~mtl~ to assert thht tlc @ -,
fnp,nc.c specimens which antcdate the Oldest KNOW
tna ,,or,, of This character superior often III
design and almost universally IN eNeou'on,> . >r,,
~ ono ~ the prominent japanese stores OF Ne" lorN
t,., a. mr. RECENTLY wa, q specimen of Chlne>" ivory
c,rvng supposed To be nearly ~ olu ~ 'he @
val HunryrIlou,ly beautiful work of art II IS tIo
49, ,hc "uhiect I'm The unimportant details when ihe
most careful European and American drtSsas So IT. ~
ru,tomrd ev- to This day to omit IN thtir niesu
works collected by the Archdnle Ferdinand OF il,"i,
who born in 1920; and VINO theferore nxcr a. ~
Mi, kind The archduke began collecting the aTln4 %
of the famous Of his times. and as ms III
his undertaking phenomenal ne BfhuhdN cN
tsndeJ the scope Of his museum until IL became Il
reno.iforv for all sorts of artistic metal work anu
srilpturc Il has been kept intact 70 ms udG
ing been removed. however, from the "chauhI ;
co tile of Ambris 10 Vienna where II II opeu W Io
view Of the public under the Title Oh ." Inc A'uoI"s
collection -, .,tor 90 booutif,I
ivory carrying, I'm the Ambra, collection. tHloTl-
unafev It's story Is Involved in mystery Inc orha,
n,rnaton OF the vase is. perhaps representative OF
slavery ono OF tho figures is bowed beneath heaVy
burden another Is In the act of nnhg ms loaU ann
third is prostrate on the ground In shachlS Inc stem
supporting the cup represents wresthnE' iiNoille
athletic snort OF the period The base OF the OoWl OF
he cup Is decorated with cupds ana aboVe a grace
nlly moulded table u bacchanallan scene i repre-
sented The lid contains representations OF -FOUR
NEUROLOGICAL persOnagcs. and the whole Il surmouhteu
bv a female figure attacked 10y Wild beast.
Ike many ~ the sculptures ana bas relieves OF the
times the expressions OF the features are not IN every
nstonco SiStent with the attitudes OF the nguirs
This inconcruitv however. IS not 80 Ndcrou' IN ths
ivory vase as i'm some Of the other specimens of art
work i'm the AmbraS collection IL IS one OF the I'M
ncrfections OF European ivory carving seldom en-
cunter,,i in the productions Of the Chinese and the
nanese who seem to have acquired the true artistic
Instinct long before their European competitors. ~
tbev carried cOlOring In their metal work INTO inc
o'inutcst details so their chses have not neglecte
small matters and degree of consistency that Is truly
raf,rshinc i'm their carvings IN ivory.
Something Of general character concerning the Am
bras collection will not be improper IN this connection
When the ArchduGe Ferdinand concluded 10 make a
collection Of tie srmor OF the celebrated men oil nus