The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . mple of Russianjewelry and goldsmith-work—a Bracelet—from the exhibit of Krumbugel, ofSt. Petersburg. It is an excellent illustration of the several characteristicswhich we have noted. As specimens of the proficiency of our own countrymen in the jewelersart, the two pendants seen in our engraving on page 279 are notable examples. INDUSTRIAL ART. 281 In the first, around the superb central gem, are grouped wreaths of flowerscomposed of jewels set in the finest possible frame-work of gold. In the second,the art of the chase
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . mple of Russianjewelry and goldsmith-work—a Bracelet—from the exhibit of Krumbugel, ofSt. Petersburg. It is an excellent illustration of the several characteristicswhich we have noted. As specimens of the proficiency of our own countrymen in the jewelersart, the two pendants seen in our engraving on page 279 are notable examples. INDUSTRIAL ART. 281 In the first, around the superb central gem, are grouped wreaths of flowerscomposed of jewels set in the finest possible frame-work of gold. In the second,the art of the chaser and engraver has been employed to produce a memorialjewel worthy of the event inscribed in the legend. Both of these princely ornaments weremade by & Mar-cus, OF NewYork, and exhib-ited in their dis-play at the Cen-tennial. Com-pared with theexhibits of thesame charactermade by foreignmanufacturers,these and likejewels shown byour Americanfirms provedthat in this par-ticular we couldfairly competeon equal termswith Europeandesigners Majolica Faience : Daniel! &» Son, London. The BoNBON-niere, the low-ermost of thegroup on page279, is a charm-ing toy, as costlyas it is small,exhibited by , ofParis. It ishardly largerthan a silver dol-lar, yet it is madeof gold, and isprofusely jewel-ed and enameledwith various col-ors worked intoa design of cu-rious minute-ness and intri-cacy. It is atrifle for princesto hesitate over. for poor men to wonder at, and for women to desire. The fondness for strong and bright contrasts of color noticeable in theart-workmanship of Russia is peculiarly visible in the decoration of theirpottery. In the examples shown on page 280 of Russian Faience, the enamelcolors, principally red, blue, green, and yellow, are arranged to give the highestcontrasts; and was not the arrangement made with consummate skill, the effect 28; THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. would be too gaudy to be pleasing; but whether by insti
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