Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . INKSTAND. BRONZE. No. 2089—1855. CIRCULAR in shape, this Italian inkstand is admirable in it was in the Bernal collection; and may be compared withanother inkstand also in the Museum, No. 575 65, and with the candle-stick, No. 552 65. We can have little doubt that they all came fromthe same studio, if not absolutely modelled by the hand of the same is well worthy of careful study. The graduation of the outlines andthe judicious application and arrangement of th
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . INKSTAND. BRONZE. No. 2089—1855. CIRCULAR in shape, this Italian inkstand is admirable in it was in the Bernal collection; and may be compared withanother inkstand also in the Museum, No. 575 65, and with the candle-stick, No. 552 65. We can have little doubt that they all came fromthe same studio, if not absolutely modelled by the hand of the same is well worthy of careful study. The graduation of the outlines andthe judicious application and arrangement of the ornaments combine wellwith the supporting terminal feet. The cover is unfortunately wanting. Formed in two stages, the upper one rests upon the heads of threesatyrs, whose feet, ending as floriated terminals, support the base. Masks,alternating with shells and seated lions, ornament the moulding imme-diately below the cover. The under part, which is of double width, isenriched between each supporting satyr with masks in high relief, andwith very elegantly disposed scrolls running along the whole sur
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