THE NEW-Y ORK EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATED

The group of plate— Chalices &c., commencing thispage, forms part of the church furniture manufactured

and exhibited by MM. Villemsens & Co., of Paris. Thesevessels are made of silver, handsomely wrought and

chased, and parcel gilt.

The adjoining Flower Vase is accredited to A. Bau-

man, Berne, Switzerland. The delicate imitative sculp-ture which it exhibits, is executed in white wood. It isa beautiful specimen of carving, and reflects credit uponthe ingenuity of the industrious Swiss.

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The Buffet, which completes this page, is exhibited

by E. W Hutchins, of Hew-York. Tiie material is' oak.except the top, which is a polished slab of a beautifulvariegated marble. The panels of the back are filledwith mirrors. The ornaments of the buffet are of the

character which custom has prescribed, and which are I in the conception of the design than in its execution,sanctioned by taste. But we find more to commend The treatment of the figures m particular is undecided

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and incorrect, and betrays a want of practical skill inthe art of wood sculpture.