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The visitor in the English Department of the CrystalPalace will not fail to be attracted by the magnificentdisplay of silver plate, exhibited by Messrs. Hunt &Roskell, the eminent silversmiths and jewellers, of Lon-don, whose reputation and transactions are co-extensivewith the world of luxury and fashion. We are happyto introduce on this and the two following pages of theRecord, several choice examples of plate, remarkable inthis country for costliness and artistic merit.
The Centre Ornament and Plateau, showing the ap-plication of silver to ornamental sculpture, is designedto be used as a stand for flowers, and as a candelabrum. :
On each corner of the plateau are groups which repre-sent the four seasons. Of these our engraving bringsprominently into view, Flora attended by her Nymphsplaying with wreaths of flowers, and personifyingSpring; and Winter represented by the aged Saturnus,who is seated on a leafless tree, and spreads his mantleover shivering nature; he is attended by an allegoricalfigure representing storms and tempests. The figuresnot fully in view are Summer, a female crowned withwheat and carrying a sickle; and Autumn typified bythe figures of Silenus, Bacchus, and Pomona. Thesigns ot the zodiac are placed beneath the groups.
At the foot of the central ornament are placed figureswhich typify the quarters of the world, each of whichis attended by characteristic animals.
On the column an alto-relievo represents the evolu-tions of Day and Night, attended by the Hours. Thestem, supporting the basket, has standing at its basefour figures representing the Elements.
The whole piece is decorated with ornaments in thecinque-cento style.. The design was made and modelledby Alfred Brown, in Messrs. Hunt it Roskell’s establish-ment.