PRUSSIA.—SAXON DUCHIES.—THURINGIA.—BRUNSWICK, &c.
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Double beaver’s-tail tiles and gutter-tiles of glass.Bowed plate glass.
The glass cylinders exhibit the plate-glass in its half-finished state, before opening out, and are only exhibitedto show the size and purity of the plate-glass. The ma-terials for the manufacture, consisting of white sand,quartz, and chalk, are found in the neighbourhood.
7G9 Bolm, Caul, Brunswick —Manufacturer.
Tea-kettle, tea-pot, and milk-jug, of brass, manufacturedand ornamented by hand.
770 Hagen, (Yon), A., Frfurt —Manufacturer.
Writing chiffonniere, of walnut-tree wood, in the renais-sance style. The carving-work is neither japanned nor var-nished. The interior arrangement is in metal marqueterie-work and carving, with secret drawers, and plan of thesame. The marqueterie-work is of silver, copper, brass,ivory, and mother-of-pearl. The slab is formed of differentsorts of wood j and, by toucliing its lock, a receptacle forpaper is opened. _
771 Heinrich, G., Zerbst —Manufacturer.Looking-glass; the frame of carton-pierre, with gilding
and ivory medallions.
772 Henneberg, E. E., & Co., Gotha —Manufacturers.A lady’s work-table, inlaid with porcelain plates and
fine painting. The carpenter’s work and carving sketchedby Mr. Amthor.
A fruit-basket on a pillar, with gold ornaments on blueground, varnished.
A tea-tray, with a group, “ The Eisherman’s Eamily,”after Riedel .
A porcelain plate, in gold frame, with a view of “ TheWeather-horn in Switzerland .”
Two vases, with embossed flower ornaments, decoratedwith views of Coburg and Gotha.
A statuette in biscuit.
A goblet, with filigree ornaments, and gold and co-loured decoration.
A tea-service, white and gilt, consisting of tray, jug,tea-pot, slop-basin, cream-jug, sugar-bowl, cups, and sau-cers.
White cups and saucers, in various shapes.
The materials used in the manufacture of the porcelainare all the produce of the country.
773 Hoffmeister, Tiiomas, & Behrens, T., Coburg —
Manufacturers. (Agent, Joseph Kendall, 8 HarpLane, Great Tower Street, London .)
Oak sideboard, decorated with carved work, in the trueGerman -Gothic style of the middle age, and ornamented■with brown plush.
Eour carved oak Gothic arm-chairs, of the same workand style.
774 Hupfer & Wolfermann, Schmolln , Saxe
Altenburg —Manufacturers.
A variety of fancy and ornamental snuff-boxes, &c., inpapier mache, tortoiseshell, &c.
775 Puff, Wilhelm, Coburg —Manufacturer. (Agent,Joseph Kendall, 8 Harp Lane, Great TowerStreet, London .)
Table in the old German style, with inlaid work, in thenatural colours of the wood.
776 Scharf, Christian, Anhalt , Bernbwrg —Manufacturer.
Draught-board ornamented, and manufactured of ma-hogany, chestnut, maple, rosewood, zebra, and pine woods.
777 Schrader, C., Anhalt , Bernburg —Manufacturer.
Ornamental draught-board, consisting of plum-tree,j^ngswood, rosewood, chestnut, melon, mahogany, andhiapl c . W00( p
778 Arnoldi, C. E. & E., Flgersburg , Duchy of
Coburg , Gotha —Manufacturers.
Pharmaceutical instruments,crucibles, measures, funnels,water-pipes, mortars, retorts, filters, evaporating dishesand basins, &c., made of earths and clay found in the Thu-ringian forest.
779 Stolberg and Werningerode , The Count,
Ilsenburg Foundry.
1. A Gothic vase, intended for water to play from theopening in the centre of the basin, and showing anattempt to produce a vase in the Gothic style. Remark-able for the superiority of the figured castings, the bronzepainting, and the cheapness of the finished article.
This vase is represented in the annexed cut:—
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Count Stolberg’s Gothic Vase.
2. A window-frame, remarkable for its large size, andthe perfection of the casting ; the difficulty being to pre-vent its breaking, from contraction in cooling.
3. A garden-table, with Gothic figured board and stand.The board cast of one piece.
This table is represented in the Plate 152.
4. A marble table, with cast-iron stand: a specimen ofthe quality of the marble from the mines in the neigh-bourhood of Ilsenburg.
5. A Corinthian and a Gothic store: as samples of theperfection of the castings, the style and cheapness of thefinished article.
6. Stags and beams : as samples of a casting from areal stag’s head, for model.
7. Two deer-heads : also cast from real heads.
8. Several articles of art and ingenuity, including alady’s fan made of cast-iron, to show the sharpness of thecasting, the art of tempering and gilding the same.A work and a fruit basket: exhibited for the beauty ofthe castings. A horned beetle, and salamander letter-presses : castings from the insect, for model. A wildboar: sample of good casting, modelled from nature.