HANDBOOKS OF PRACTICAL ART. ART WORK IN GOLD AND SILVER BY HENRY B. WHEATLEY, F.S.A. ASSISTANT SBCRETARY, SOCIETY OF ARTS, AND PHILIP H. DELAMOTTE, 8 PROFESSOR OF DRAWING AND PAINTING, AND LECTUREH OX PRACTICAL PINE ART, KINGS COLLEGE, LOXDON. Befu so CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS, 743-745, BROADWAY. LONDON SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, RIVINGTON. EDITORS NOTE. THE chief aim of this series of HANBOOKS OF PRACTICAL ART is to bring to the notice of students and anatcuss of art, as well as all Iovers of the highest excellence in workmanship, numerous examples, both ancient and modern, of the application of beautiful design to articles of every-day use and to the various objects which are frequently employed for purposes of decoration. The Handbook will contain an historical record of the progress of the art of which it treats, from the earliest times tu the present, showing the distinctive characteristics of the respective periods and will be illustrated with about forty to sixty engravings, which will include representations of many of the most remarkable specinlens of industrial art that have been preserved to us, and which now adorn the national museums of Europe. In making thc selection, much care has been taken to include only those works that are noteworthy either for the elegance of their form or the beauty of their ornamentation although a few objects have been chosen for their historical interest, and for the purpose of showing the style of art prevalent at the time in which they were made. H. B. W. P. H. D. CONTENTS. CHAPTER V. PAGE The Renaissance of Art in the Sixteenth Century-Benvenuto Cellini-French Goldsmiths-Spanish Goldsmiths-Holbeins Ornament-College Plate . . . . . - 65 CHAPTER VZ. The Renaissance of Art in thc Seventeenth Century-Seventeenth Century Work-Dutch and Flemish Work-Military Metal Work . . . . . . . . . . 83 CHAPTER VII. The Renaissance of Art in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries-Louis Quinze Period . ., . . 96 CHAPTER VIII. Eastern Art . . . . . . . ., CHAPTER IX. . 107 Enamel on Gold ancl Silver. . . . . . . 111 TAZZA. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PACE ALGERIAN OXYX AND ENAMEL . . Funtiicc . 1 South Kensiqtpun Museurn . 65 VASE BY DEXVENUTO CELLTNI . ENAMELLED PENDABT . . . HORN TANKARD . . . 66 . 68 . 69 SILVER CUP . . . . SILVER-GLT VASF . . . DESIGN FOR A SILVZR CUP . DESIGNFORASILVERJUG . QUEEN JA-E SEYMOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . 71 . 72 72 SPANISIJNECKLACF . . . . . . . . CUP . . . . . 75 AND COVER . . . . . 74 SILVER-GILT TANKARD SILVER POMANDER OR SCENT-BOX . SILVER-GILT SALT-CELLAR . . . SILVER-GILT TAZZA GITH COVER . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 . 77 . 79 ENGLISrI SILVER-GILT CUP. A.D. 1554 . . . . . . . . . . SILVER-GILT TAZZA WITIT COVER . GLASSAKDSILVERPOSONCUP . . . . . . . . SILVER-GILT HAND-BELL g L 80 82 84 SILVER-GILT HANAP . . . . . . . 85 SILVER-GILT HANAP . . . . . . . . 87 CUP WITH COVER, ENGLISH . 85 ROSE-WATER DISH AND EWER . . . . . . 88 CRYSTAL AND SILR-GILT MACE FLEIISHSAI. YER . . . . . . . . . . . 89 90 FLEMISH TANKARD 91 . . . . . . . . NO. PACE 64. DUTCH TANKARD . . . . . . . . . 92 6. DUTCH BEAKER, . . . . . ., . 93 66. SWORD BELONGING TO HER MAJESTY, AND SIIRKUP AND HORSE-BIT . . . - . . 95 68. MARIE ANTOINETTES TIEPIECE. . . . . 97 69. COVER OF WRITING-TABLE . . ., . . - 98 70. THE MILTON SHIELD . . . . . ., . 704 71. SILVER TAZZA . . . . ., .,, 99 72. PUNCH-BOWL, TRAY, AXU GOBLETS . . . . . 100 73- SILVER-GILT CASKET . ., . . . . . IOI 74. DAIASCENED AND CHASED SALVER . ., . . I03 75. SILVER ROSE-WATER BOTTLE INDIAN . . 76. ENAMELLED GOLD RELIQUARY EARLY ROMANESQUE 76n. BISHOP BERNWARDS CROSS . . . . . . 77. ENAMELLED GOLD RELIQUARY CROSS . . . . 78. Gon AND WOOD RELIQUARY EARLY ROIANESQUE 79. THE CHALICE OF RLOSER-NEUBERC . . . . 80. THE LYNN CUP, . ., . . . . XI. THE WARWICK BOWL . . . . . . . . 108 . 111 . 113, I14 . 115 . 116 . I I7 . 11.8 82. PART OF THE BRUCE HORX …
