Memorials of Christie's : a record of art sales from 1766 to 1896 . de, with doors dis-played, 700 guineas ; a large chasse, or coffer,constructed of Limoges enamel plaques in a frame-work of gilt metal, 26 inches long, 20 inches high, 750guineas. Goldsmiths Work, Pottery, Carving,etc. (July 8th): A rock-crystal cup and cover, insilver gilt, German or Swiss work, fifteenth century,6 inches high, 260 guineas ; a sceptre or baton, inrock-crystal, mounted in silver gilt, enamelled andset with pearls, circa 1500-40, lof inches long,200 guineas ; a circular silver medallion, for sus-pension to a sc
Memorials of Christie's : a record of art sales from 1766 to 1896 . de, with doors dis-played, 700 guineas ; a large chasse, or coffer,constructed of Limoges enamel plaques in a frame-work of gilt metal, 26 inches long, 20 inches high, 750guineas. Goldsmiths Work, Pottery, Carving,etc. (July 8th): A rock-crystal cup and cover, insilver gilt, German or Swiss work, fifteenth century,6 inches high, 260 guineas ; a sceptre or baton, inrock-crystal, mounted in silver gilt, enamelled andset with pearls, circa 1500-40, lof inches long,200 guineas ; a circular silver medallion, for sus-pension to a scarf or ribbon, Flemish work, 1526,3|- diameter, 860 guineas ; a jug or tankard, inglazed earthenware, mounted in silver gilt, Eliza-bethan, 1572, 8 inches high, 540 guineas; aSpanish tilting suit, of polished steel, with ver-tical bands of engraved scroll and other ornaments,circa 1550, 820 guineas. Goldsmiths Work^Carvings, Armour, etc. (July nth) : A Reliquary,in the form of a sandalled foot, in silver-gilt, set TRIPTYCH IN LIMOGES sale (p. 204;.. THE MAGNIAC COLLECTION. 205 with jewels, etc., Swiss work, 1470, 9|-x 5J, for-merly in the treasury of the Cathedral of Basle,and by far the richest and most beautiful specimenof this type of reliquary now extant, 714 guineas ;a morse, or brooch for a cope, applied translucentenamel on silver, in setting or framework of giltbronze, Florentine or Siennese work, circa 1420,5 inches diameter, 575 guineas; another, Italianwork of the first half of the fifteenth century, 4|-inches diameter, 340 guineas,—the last three ob-jects are noticed and illustrated in Shaws Decora-tive Arts. Pottery, Armour, Objects of Vertu,etc. (July 12th) : A two-handled vase, of Hispano-Moresco lustred earthenware, fifteenth century,22 inches high, 670 guineas; a richly gilt metaltriple powder-flask, in the form of a stags horn,embossed with Adam and Eve, German work,sixteenth century, 9! inches long, 200 guineas ; anembossed steel breastplate,
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