The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20

as II each passing year hhu aodCd its quota
10 the pure and exquisite Iovellness of the
heads, poised with instructive taste, the
faces remaining to-day as types of ideal
beauty in womanhood.
OF all the objects on view, perhaps the
famous Lyle jewel will attract the most
attention. Its history may be briefly re-
called. James I was so much grauhed
with the family chart produced by Thomas
Lyle, in which the Kings ancestry was
traced back to Brut, that in the words of
Anthony a Wood. he gave him This pic
ture in gold set with diamonds, with gra-
cious thanks" Finally the jewel came
into the possession of Moqeypenny, and la
ter into the hands of tho Duke of Hanil-
ton. At the dispersal Of the Hamilton
palace collection ii was purehased by Ba-
ron Ferdinand Rothschild for e SS5. Few
If any better examples Of English gold
smiths work of the earlysseyenteenth CEN
fury can be found, and il is thought to be
quite profitable that iticame from the
hand of George Heriot & himself. while
many ascrbe the miniature portrait Of the
| King to Nicholas Hilliard. 1t is noble
| pendant of gold. richly enamelled and set
| with twenty five square table diamonds
| and four rose diamonds. Covering the por-
| traitor the most part believe this will
| not be exposed to the light so that its
| brilliancy may be preserved-is open work,
| filled with decorations which form the let
ter r. The catalogue contains three inn
| pressions of this famous jewel-of the
back, of the front withsthe cover down,
| and the final one where the miniature por-
| trait is visible. 1t is Instructive to note
| that this famous Jewel is seen in a portrait
| Of Thomas Lyle, its original possessor, of
which a copy belongs TO Sir Henry Max
we'll Lyle.
The only piece of Champleve enamel Is
| a fascinating rellquary fashioned at Linn
| oges about 12S0-90 The theme Of its arch
| atc decoration is the martyrdom of st.
| Valerie, the patron saint of the city, and
the work, whose deep notes of blue and
green and geld hold one in spell, is deemed
to be by the same hand as a marriage
| casket in another part of the museum.
| Once again to allude to the value Of the
catalogue, it may be said that details of
| both pieces, illustrating their similarity,
are reproduced. We must pass with brief
| mention a richly decorated arquebus,
whose lock plate represents the triumph
of Neptune, and a napier with the name
| Andreis Munster on the blade, both from
the Splitter collection; sixteenth century
Milanese cabinet, faced with steel elabor-
| ately damascened; a panel of painted
| enamel with the bust-portrait of Gather
| inc of Lorraine, set with pearls and emer-
aids. the artists name Leonard Limosin,
| pricked on the puffs Of her left shoulder;
4 fine examples of painted enamel by Mar
| tial Courtois. Jean Courtois, and Susanna
Court, in particular, perhaps, an oval
| plaque from a mirror signed by the latter,
| where the Tree of Love is being watered
by two Cupids, the white riband bearing
the inscription 'Lamovr, Sc. mevrt, 81.
ellie. nest arovsee'' (Love dies If not wa
| tered; a piece of Arab glass In the form
| of goblet, early fourteenth century, with
| probably contemporary silver-gilt mount
| Of French workmanship, where feurs de
| Tvs in a diaper are used with rare effect
civ mt ~ nOIr
crystal vase and cover. enc side of the
| pear-shaped cartouche bearing the name
| of Akbar in Arabic, suggesting that this
may once have belonged to the great En-
peror of Hindustan.
OF quite unusual interest are several of
| the carvings in wood There is a NINA
ture tabernacle microscopicaly wrought
in lockwood with many scenes from the
life and passion of Our Lord. The body
opens horizontally, and Is constructed and
carved in the same way as the rosary
beads, showing the crucifixion, resurrec-
ton, etc. On lifting the hexagonal stem,
| threelminute scenes are disclosed the
washing of the disciples feet, the scourg
ing of the rnoney-changers, and the Last
| Supper. This object executed with AL
| most miraculous heed, and wonder-pro-
| voking In it's minute detail, dates from
the Flanders of about 1920, and the original
| case of cuir-bouilH, mounted In gold fill
1
| V. Hardly less noteworthy in it's kind is
a devotional carving in lockwood, probably
| of English workmanship, crca 1870 The
| twelve New Testament subjects III the
| oviform pendant are concealed by minia-
ture hinged shutters, carved with roses
| in relief.
Again in wood. this time walnut are
two of the most beautiful pieces IN the
collection. They are portreit-busts respec-
| lively of a man and woman wrought by
| Germans about 1880. Simple to severity,
they possess attraction of rare kind.
! The woman, her head covered by linen
| cap, is of quite homely type. but the ar
| list has revealed something of the rhythm
| lc flow the serenity OF her character; and
the not particularly handsome man, with
] the round hat tilted aside, is made in
| teresting by the controlled skill of the ar
list This pair of fine carvings were OBJ
tanned by Baron Anselm de Rothschild,
from the father Of the late Sir Edgar
BOehm, who bought them In Prague for
| as nt.ie as four shilings, and ii Is sail
| .hey Gree formed part of the collection of
Emperor Rudolph II. Il has been supposed
that they represent Charles the Bold,
Duke OF Burgundy, and his wife, Marga-
ret, but expert opinion places them at
least half century later than Charles
| time.
The foregoing notes will serve to give a
| general idea OF the scope OF this magnifi-
| cent Rothschid Request, which stands out
In its kind as one Of the finest ever hand
| ed to the nation. For the Information OF
| connoisseurs of old silver-worlS, etc,
| NAV add that the various marks ore re-
produced in the catalogue with a view to
eliciting additional information from out
| side collectors.
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