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XXIII.
A. Two grotesque Figures. (Perles moiistres.)
The trunks formed of large misshapen pearls
Height 5^ in.
B. A Tazza or small round Basin with a cover.
Enamelled and decorated with arabesques
Size of the original.
A. The two figures here given are selected from a complete gallery of such productions. They
may, perhaps, represent Falstaff and Punch, and were executed in the year 1705 by a Leipsic jeweller of
the name of Ferbeck. The taste for these grotesque figures was at its height in the latter end of the
seventeenth, and beginning of the eighteenth century, though it had its origin much earlier; we find traces
of it even among the Romans. This department of the collection is extraordinarily rich. The best specimens1
are from the hands of the jewellers Melchior Dinglinger, Koehler and Nessler of Dresden, Gerardet of
Berlin and Ferbeck of Frankfort a. M. These artists displayed great skill and ingenuity in availing themseh es
of the accidental forms of the large distorted pearls, which not only suggested their work, but likewise
furnished its main material. Many of those here preserved are of great size, and some of the finest lustre.
They formed in most instances the trunk and limbs of the figure, while diamonds, precious stones, gold,
and enamel, were freely expended upon the inferior parts, and upon the accessories. The workmanship
of most of them is admirable.
B. This richly enamelled Tazza or Basin, was probably intended for sugar. The style of the
decoration is singular, but striking, the colours are brilliant and forcible, and the effect is rich and harmonious.
A. Two grotesque Figures. (Perles moiistres.)
The trunks formed of large misshapen pearls
Height 5^ in.
B. A Tazza or small round Basin with a cover.
Enamelled and decorated with arabesques
Size of the original.
A. The two figures here given are selected from a complete gallery of such productions. They
may, perhaps, represent Falstaff and Punch, and were executed in the year 1705 by a Leipsic jeweller of
the name of Ferbeck. The taste for these grotesque figures was at its height in the latter end of the
seventeenth, and beginning of the eighteenth century, though it had its origin much earlier; we find traces
of it even among the Romans. This department of the collection is extraordinarily rich. The best specimens1
are from the hands of the jewellers Melchior Dinglinger, Koehler and Nessler of Dresden, Gerardet of
Berlin and Ferbeck of Frankfort a. M. These artists displayed great skill and ingenuity in availing themseh es
of the accidental forms of the large distorted pearls, which not only suggested their work, but likewise
furnished its main material. Many of those here preserved are of great size, and some of the finest lustre.
They formed in most instances the trunk and limbs of the figure, while diamonds, precious stones, gold,
and enamel, were freely expended upon the inferior parts, and upon the accessories. The workmanship
of most of them is admirable.
B. This richly enamelled Tazza or Basin, was probably intended for sugar. The style of the
decoration is singular, but striking, the colours are brilliant and forcible, and the effect is rich and harmonious.