Necklace, stomacher, earrings and bracelet, in magnificentopals and brilliants, a noble and tasteful set:—a very richset of magnificent sapphires, pearls, and brilliants:—atiara enriched with fine oriental pearls, and large brilliantsof great purity, with a brooch to accompany it:—anelegant gold bracelet of Gothic design, on which arechased out, upon a trellis-work of gold on blue enamelcarved in the style of the fifteenth century, two angelsholding a pearl and a ruby, and capable of being de-tached : the design by Mr. Smith :—a pearl necklace, witha circular medallion of rubies and brilliants, well madeand in good taste :—a pendant in the Renaissance style,with figures in gold, rubies, brilliants, and pearls, upongreen and red enamels, of fine workmanship :—a goldchased bracelet with a centre of emeralds and brilliants;the stones are fine and pure, and the bracelet is wellchased. Another bracelet of bright gold, its centre orna-mented with rubies and brilliants in imitation of thesculptures of Nineveh , a curious and carefully-executedcopy, singular for the great antiquity of the model fromwhich it has been taken: several brooches and rings, ofwhich fine and scarce stones are the principal ornaments.This exhibition, taken as a whole, indicates manufacturingcapabilities of the highest order, and an attentive studyof all that can conduce to progress in this branch ofnational industry; and for these reasons the Jury recom-mended Messrs. Garrard for the Council Medal.
Hunt and Roskell, 156 New Bond Street, London (97, pp. 687, 68S).—The exhibition of Messrs. Hunt andRoskell presents an assemblage of articles of rare magnifi-cence. The Jury, being required to point out those whichthey prefer, would direct attention to certain objects ofspecial excellence, and particularly to some very beautifulbracelets, one in emeralds and diamonds; another in opaland emerald, with white enamel; a third, which has acharming effect, composed of a fine opal, surrounded bybrilliants and small emeralds upon white enamel, withfoliage of gold. The Jury also mention with praise abouquet of diamonds, as rich as it is elegant; which canbe entirely taken to pieces, even to the petals of theflowers, for the purpose of cleaning, and for forming intoseven brooches; and which but for its weight would defycriticism. The Jury, however, prefer, among all thearticles in Messrs. Hunt and Roskell’s exhibition, thevase executed in repousse silver by M. Veehte, which wasshown several years ago in an exhibition at the Louvre,representing the fight between Jupiter and the giants.The deity, represented sitting upon His eagle, forms thecover of the vase: upon the body and handles are thegiants endeavouring to scale the heavens, and hurlingtrees and rocks at Jupiter: at the foot lie allegoricalfigures in alto-relievo : other figures are engraved uponthe ground of the vase in very low relief, with a mattedbackground. The same artist, M. Veehte, lias com-menced for Messrs. Hunt and Roskell a large shield, inthree oval compartments, representing the apotheosis ofMilton, Newton, and Shakspeare. The Jury recom-mended a Council Medal to be awarded to Messrs. Huntand Roskell for the Jupiter vase and for the bouquet ofdiamonds.
Hancock, - C. F., 39 Bruton Street, Berkeley Square,London (112, p. 692).—The articles shown by this exhi- jbitor are to be noticed, not for the large number displayed, jbut for their peculiar qualities considered in an artistic |point of view. Mr. Hancock, while respecting the tra- •ditions of English art, has been desirous of introducing !into it improvements of a special kind; and by the variety Jand versatility of style observable in his works, he seems :to have attained this object. The principal articles are:—a !round ebony table inlaid with silver, upon which is asilver vase in the form of an antique hydra with three !handles, covered with palm-leaf ornaments and burnishedfoliage upon a matted ground; all the ornaments aremade separately, and soldered to the vase, which is ham- :mered out of a single plate ; the table is inlaid with muchcare and taste; the feet are in German silver electro-plated. Two groups for racing-prizes, in good taste, andcarefully executed. The first represents Queen Elizabeth ion horseback, accompanied by a page and a gentleman in !waiting, with two greyhounds following, executed after a j
: model by M. Marochetti, the dogs after models by Mr.
■ Macarthy: the second, Robin Hood contending for thej archery-prize in presence of the sheriff of Nottingham,i after a drawing by M. Eugene Lamy. An ebony box| mounted in silver, after drawings by M Eugene Lamy,
remarkable for its fine ensemble and for its silver mount-ings, and beautifully sculptured and of good effect, in thestyle of Louis XIV . Upon the lid is a large water-colourdrawing, representing genii bearing the colours of the79th Cameron Highlanders, to whom the box was pre-sented by M. Demuloff; and on the inside of the lid is a: fine water-colour drawing of the rock of Gibraltar.
! Several other articles exhibited by Mr. Hancock areworthy of being mentioned • such as the group in silver ofa knight combating a dragon and a lion, after a model byMr. Macarthy: a dessert-plate, with knife, spoon, and; fork, the whole ornamented with vine leaves, and -wroughtin silver carefully and gracefully: a good silver cande-labrum, in the foliated style of Louis XIV. , with fivebranches formed of acanthus leaves; and several otherarticles in the ornamental style for table use. The wholeof Mr. Hancock’s exhibition shows an accurate knowledgeof the silversmith’s craft, and of the resources which artcan apply to this branch of industry when it is properlybrought to bear upon it. The Jury are of opinion that oni these grounds Mr. Hancock is deserving of the Council
■ Medal.
Marrel Brothers, 27 Rue de Choiseul, Paris (331France , p. 1194).—The principal article exhibited byMessrs. Marrel is the vase representing the combat ofTheseus with the Amazons , after the celebrated pictureby Rubens. This copy in alto-relievo of a picture as muchnoted for its composition as for the complex character ofthe scene represented, offered considerable difficulties tothe artist, which he has surmounted with unquestionablesuccess. The bas-relief is in bronze silvered : it is re-peated upon the two sides, and fixed to the frieze of thevase. The vase itself is executed in bronze gilt, in theLouis XIV . style, and bears the arms of its owner, HisRoyal Highness the Due d’Aumale : the handles representAmazons upon sea-horses. A silver cup, in the Renais sance style, richly ornamented with figures ;—another bythe same artist, with medallions of bacchanalian figures,partly in repouss€ work and partly chased and gilt;—
, another of silver gilt, inlaid with arabesques of bluei enamel: these form but a portion of this remarkable col-lection. The Jury would further mention a very beautiful: silver hunting-knife, the hilt of which represents St.i Hubert standing within a niche : the cross is ornamented: with a fox at bay, defending itself against several dogs:
upon the chape of the sheath is a handsome bas-relief,
! representing the conversion of St. Hubert, and lower down. is a hunting trophy. The execution of this hunting-knifeleaves nothing to be desired. The same maker showsj some seals ornamented with beautiful little figures, office: articles, scent-bottles in lapis lazuli, Venetian aventurine,jasper, enamels, snuff-boxes and other boxes of most variedstyles and perfect workmanship, both in enamelling andchasing. Notwithstanding the merits of the other pieces,
: it is especially for this latter portion that the Jury recom-mended Messrs. Marrel for the Council Medal.
Rudolphi, J. F., 3 Rue Tronchet, Paris (1465 France ,p. 1246).—The articles exhibited are of a most varieddescription: among others is a Byzantine casket in theform of a shrine; the portion of the lid forming the roofis ornamented with blue enamels, and the sides with otherenamels of figures of angels upon golden and green back-grounds: upon the summit of the roof is a representationof the coronation of the Holy Virgin, accompanied bj’twoangels, the whole in full relief, and made of silver*gilt:the enamels are fine, and the casket ornamented with rockcrystal, cut and set in coloured foil, has a remarkableeffect. A bracelet of oxidised silver represents threechildren contending for some birds, which one of them iscarrying off: M. Le Roi is the author of this beautifuldesign. Another bracelet in oxidised silver, from thedesign of M. Masson, represents two Cupids playingamongst the stalks of the vine, and holding up a sapphire,with four pearls in the form of a claw—very finely chased,and in good taste. A small group, formed of irregular-
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