Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-23
FEATURES OF THE DYER COLLECTION

found much of interest in the exhib- it's of spoons, forks and knives.
 As stated last week. the collection Of spoons began with the very good fac sin1ile of the ancient anointing spoon, in silver gilt. used in the coro- nation ceremonies of all the English kings since the days of Alfred the Great the original dating from the 11th century.
 A rare knife in silver was of enasn- el and Danascane work, a fine type of Italian craftsmanship. There was a meat skewer, of the time of George III, spoon and fork from the Sciar- "a Collection, Rome. spoon and fork date of 1T4g picked up in Ma ples, a pair of solid Dutch forks, date 1880, rare silver fork with green ivory handle, period of George II, already referred to; a fork with vine leaf nlanship. about 1S4S; a Russian soup, date of 174s; another spoon bearing a figure of Frederick the Great, GS00) a pair. of English spoons of about 17e5; one eSof the coveted Pine Tree teaspoon Of >our Colonial makers; a small teaspoon made in Bremen in the 17th ctntury. and another Of Dutch
 manufacture. Swiss craft was represented in a silver gilt teaspoon, as vas Scotch, while a spoon found under tho forti- fications at Grand Pre-, France was ! in the. same collection with French spoon of the early 18th century. made ] with an odd handle. A teaspoon from Nuremberg (1720) a spoon and fork showing interesting filagree work and coming from. Ausburg, spoon ot Italian workmanship, early 17th cen
 tilry, a Swiss spoon of curious de
 sign in wood and silver. early 18th century, and a fork showing French
 craft of the late 18th century, com I plettd the collection. 1 During his travels Mir. Dyer hac
 picked up seme interesting and rare
 articles of jeWelry, including beads l in gold and malachite from tho Sciar-
 "a collection. Rome, G7SG) hears ir l gold and amber from the same source
 turquoise and ,brilliants in' silver set l ting representing French work about l 17S0 and black garnet pendants on g gold chain. French craft, also oi l about the date of 17Se.
 With the ieweIry were. shown sorn.
 rare clasps, including a book clasl
 of silver with gilt plate. Ulm, .1771 knee buckles from Ulm. date abou l 1900; book clasp from Rottenberg | 1880: cloak clasp, Florence, early 17tl ! century: shoe buckles, from Paris early 18th century; coat links in sil yer and paste, also buttons in silve
 and paste, of the time of the Empire old Spanish buttons in gold ant chrysolite, ct al.
 Reference has already been mad
 to the watch fob (1360) made iron
 an Edward III groat
 l Especially interesting were the ring in the collection. These include,
 symbolic and betrothal rings, begin ming with five so-called saint rings
 in silver German and Austrian worl
 Of the 18th century. The five repre- sented respectively the Virgin. tread
 ing on the head of the Serpent, St
 George and the Dragon, St. Michae Stag, St. Anthony of 2adua and tn | Christ Child appearing to him as h says Mass.
 A sixth ring showed Saint Cath tStItS VI OtSHSJ ANlSHO HI SliNeT, toISHc ] 18th century. the seventh was a Ro man ring of silver, found under tn :. foundations of the abbey founded b
 Charlemaget z at Zurich, in the St , century.
 , Then there were rare. ,cameos, Pc Iman. of the 4th century. German
 lPortuguese, Italian, Bavarian betroth
 al rings, and a Bavarian peas : ants ring Of the 18th century; agat } land garnets set in silver, from Brit l sh India. Swiss scroll ring, Frenc and an enamel mourning ring frol ] London, QSOS).
 3 Some beautiful pendants from ross ries in the display included an Ita ! tian Gothic crucifix, rare medal vii 5 heads of Christ and tho Virgin,
 medal of St. Sebantian and one in si 2 yer gilt depicting St. Anne, the Virg s and Holy Child. all very cld. J odd boxes, 18th century work rare bag of rich velvet from a cha 0 seat in Cardinal Afassimo's Papal r = ception room 16S5) a Dutt Il chatelaine set of ivory and silver, 1 7s d Amaif and Dutch knitting need 2 guards, odor bottles Gtalian> a si ' yer and glass inlsstand from Versail1 5 179S, silver and Battersea pat :, boxes recalling ancient English GU Il toms, snuff boxes. Empire belts, Ital 5 an hair pins, reiped round out a ve a interesting exhibit.
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