THE NEW-YORK EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATED.

The three ornmental Vases executed in bronze, -whichadorn the top of this page, come from the establishmentof MM. Villemsens & Co., Rue de Temple, Paris. This

and more valuable than many works in the preciousmetals which might be named. They furnish a most

The designs, we believe, of all these vases, are fromthe works of Benvenuto Cellini, the unsurpassed masterof the art of designing and working the precious metals.They have been rendered with so much completeness

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firm are extensive manufactures of artistic bronzes andchurch ornaments, and have acquired a deservedly highreputation, which is fully sustained by the exquisite de-

licacy and beauty of workmanship lavished upon thesevases. The art which they display has made them richer

convincing demonstration of the superior importance ofart to mere wealth as conferring value. The vase on

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explanation is unnecessary.

The Candelabrum in bronze and partly gilt, is alsocontributed by Villemsens & Co. Its principal decora-

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the left has been covered withsilver.

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tion is formed by a trophy of arms and armor, and thebranches are modelled after dolphins.