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and whence it was claimed by an
lheiress of the family who carried it
of to Germany. Another little rom
ance concerns the circular jewel OF
wrought and enamelled gold tradition
ally said to be the work of Shiberti
and made for Cosimo de Medici,
which was stolen from the latter's
son one night by Lorenzo the Magni-
ficent in November. 1869, shortly be
fore Piero died.
Still another interesting and beauti-
full relic" is the gold medal OF the
Archduke Macmillan. mounted in rich
enamelled scrolls of gold work and or
namented with a pearl dating from
1872. and acquired at the Splitter
sale. The fine onyx rosary with en-
amel work inside the large beads was
exhibited by Colonel Cumming at the
South Kensington Museum in 1862,
and was acquired with other things
from Herr Guttman of Berlin.
OF the medallions, the two most in
teresting are beautiful circular me-
dallion, the work of Leone Leoni, with
figure of Charles ", which came
from the collection of the late Comte
de Paris, heir to the Comte de Cham
bord de jure Henry v of France; and
circular ivory medallion in engrav-
ed silver frame with the figure of
Gcetz (Gottfried) Won Berlinchingen
("Goetz of the Iron HANDY the fa-
nous German knight and commander
of the sixteenth century, comes from
the collection of Baron Albert Open
helm of Cologne.
Rock Crystals
In carved woodwork and in rock
crystals Mr.. Morgan's is believed to
be unrivalled among private collec-
tions. In rock crystals there are near
ly two dozen of the choicest articles.
Last year a single article sold for
10000 at auction. In the Middle
Ages large clear pieces were so rare
that objects made from them were
considered worthy to be presented to
monarchs. 1t may be taken, there
fore, as certain that every piece In
this collection belonged to some dis
tinguished person; but quite apart
from this they are all of great beau
ty. This is particularly so with re-
gard to the ever splendid rock
crystal bowl which once belonged to
Queen Christina of Sweden, for whom
| it is said to have been mounted.
The Guzman Cross
The Guzman cross with relics, rich
ly mounted in enamelled gold Span
ish work, circa 1880, may have be-
longed to the Bishop Juan Quinones
y Guzman, an ancestor of the ex-Em-
press Eugene, and it was certainly
in the possession of person who
with his father and grandfather, had
been in the service OF the modern
representatives of that family. Un-
til some years ago 1t was an ebony
and not rock crystal cross, but dur
ling it's migrations the relics and ex.
lquisite enamel work eere transfer.
red from the original ebony body to
that of rock crystal.
4 Some of the other objects in rock
crystal have passed through, English
collections-for insance vase in the
form of monster with two wings
belonged to Lard Hastings, whose
! ancestor purchased it in the early
part of the eighteenth century; yes
sci in the shape of fish belonged
successfully to II. Magniac and tc
Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael; and
an oval medallion, the work of Clio
vanni Bernardo (1495-1555), was lent
by A. J. B. Beresford Hope to South
Kensington in 1852. One of the most
important pieces is a silver gilt rock
crystal and with precious stones and
enamels, which came, it is believed
from the Cathedral at Aix-la-C Chapelle
Supposed Borgia Relic
| A very fine silver-gilt Pax came
from the treasure of the Cathedral OF
Tarazona. 1t is twice alluded to in
the inventories of the Cathedral of
Montreale, 1882, and is thought by
some to have been presented by Car
dinal Borgia when he was installed
there as Titular of the place.
Among the various objects made
of precious materials, in addition to
the Empress Frederick's green jade
cup, there is an amber cup which be-
longed either to Cardinal Alessandro
Farnese or to his brother, Cardinal
Ranussio Farnese, and seems to have
drifted out of the family in manner
which can not now be discovered.
Mr.. Morgan has presented copies OF
special edition of fine catalogue
to several public libraries and insti
tutions in this country. In this issue