. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 16 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, December 26, 1908. century Italian masters, Comminazo, Migona and Vitelli. .Much of his work was so light that, although it looked well on a gun, and still better on bright metal, it does not reproduce with the same shade values, and the specimen of engraving must be regarded merely as indicating the style in the treatment of the subject, rather than as an example of the artistic effect of his best craftsmanship. When Perry retired, the newer school, influenced by German art, had already followers. Its main scheme is low-
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 16 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, December 26, 1908. century Italian masters, Comminazo, Migona and Vitelli. .Much of his work was so light that, although it looked well on a gun, and still better on bright metal, it does not reproduce with the same shade values, and the specimen of engraving must be regarded merely as indicating the style in the treatment of the subject, rather than as an example of the artistic effect of his best craftsmanship. When Perry retired, the newer school, influenced by German art, had already followers. Its main scheme is low-relief chisseling rather than engraving. The figures stand out from the surface of the gun body as did those of the foreign masters of the seven- teenth century. The designs are better, the work- manship is finer, and the effect is at least as good. A very good specimen of this new style is reproduced from a gun by Messrs. Bentley and Playfair of Bir- mingham. It is not by any means the best they have produced, but it is one which reproduces more ef- fectively than some others, and is typical of the highest modern school, a school of which Birmingham gun makers are the finest exponents. Many attempts have been made to popularize forms of damascening and inlaying, but without success. From the art point of view, splendid effects are ob- tained from damascening alone; these may be height- ened by inlaying in green, yellow and copper-colored golds, and, where desirable, by the free use of plat- inum and silver. Such guns have the disadvantage of appearing to have been manufactured for display rather than use. The demand for them is small, consequently there is little real progress made in the manner of manipulating the decorative precious metals, or of massing the applique for true artistic effect. The modern gun is of vanadium steel and black Virginia walnut; the appearance is businesslike, but from the art point of view the plain article is unsatis- factory. It is hard to say in
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