The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

This article was written and illustrated
under the special permission of Queen
Victoria.l
Copyright, 1895, by s. S. Mcclure, Linn
ited)
London. July Among the n,anv rare
and costly treasures open to the view
only of specially favored visitors, in the
private apartments of the royal castle of
windsor, one of the most curious is a
carved ivory casket, lined with crimson
velvet, and mounted ana decorated with
rosewood and silver. Carved in low re-
lief in the center is a winged figure, sur
mounting an altar with sacred fire Be
meath this is a terse, but expressive in
scription, From the Parsees" The cas-
ket rests on a plinth, adorned on either
side with carved chimeras, with golden
wings and crowned heads and bearing
superb rubies in the center of their fore
heads. On the carved back of the plinth
is the monogram, ''V. L. and the in
scription, Bombay, 1871 The back also
bears the imperial crown
a Famous Punch Bowl.
In the large dining room is the not
very beautiful but certainly imposing sill
ver-giIt punch-bowl. 1t was designed bv
FlaXman and manufactured by RundelI
and Bridges for George ", when Prince
OF Wales. Its proportions are so vast
that the gliding alone is said to have
cost $4,000. The ladle, which stands in
front of the bowl. was made for the
present Prince of Wales and is of very
pretty design.
throughout the collection one is con-
stantly noticing rare specimens of clocks
of all periods Here, for instance. is a
fine pVamnlp M I Sol
celebrated "Lepante" of Paris The case
is ebon5zed with ormolu mounts The
movement which is in perfect order, re-
qulres winding but once in twelve
months.
n Dessert Service without Rival.
80 me ne. castle as is a magnificent museum
Oh OLD china, mostly so fine that one
stands aghaSt at the mere thought of IFS
enormous value. Look, for instance, at
set of three vases of Rose. du PaTr-yy'I
SeVres in the grand corridor. They are
simply priceless. The designs in front
are beautifully painted amorini in pam
els; those at the back. flowers on a white
ground. The center vase has perforated
top: The height of the vases is fourteen
inches. Old Sevres, even when first made
was extremely inexpensive, but now can
seloCm be purchased except by million
aires. Not many years since a set CT
three small jardinieres was sold by auc-
ton at Christie'S for $4,000. Single plates
nave frequently been sold for 200 guineas
about $1,000 and cups and saucers for
$50 guineas (about $3.50 each. In the
Green Drawing ROOM" We must look
with admiration ana wonder at the grand
dessert service to which no rival exists.
1t was commenced at SevreS in 1884 for
Louis XVI, and was purchased by
George ". The manufacture took a hout
ten years of the time of the first GER
annie artists in the world to complete
The ground of the piece is of the most
paintings, chiefly figure subjects in sylvan
landscapes are by the most eminent ar
lists ever employed at the royal manu-
factory.
Royal Portraits on Porcelain.
The portraits of the queen and prince
consort, which were exhibited in the ex-
hioition of 1851, are very fine examples
length portraits Of the size of life, each
painted on a single slab of porcelain
They are copies of the pictures by VIM
terhaler, and were executed by order of
Louis Philippe as a present to Her Ma
1eSty. They were commenced Just before
the revolution of 1S4S, and We're annexed
wards surrendered to Louis Philippe as
his private property and presented to her
majesty.
Some Rare BrOnzes.
In the Green Drawing room, Is also
a splendid set of four bronze and ormolu
candelabra mathematical of the seasons.
They are probably the finest specimens Of
such work IN existence. The designs.
modelling of the figures, and chasing of
the ornament are simply perfect. The
work is either of the late Louis Quatorze
or Louis Quinze period when furniture
brozzes of the finest class were being
made in France. Unfortunately, the ar
lists name is not known, as they, in COM
mon with most of the finest pieces of the
period, are unsigned.
Old French Cabinets.
In the white Drawing room,' the
Sevres cabinet of the Louis Seize period
demands more than a cursory glance. |
From the elaborate character of its de-
sign and its finished workmanship it was