DOI issue:
No. 331 (October 1920)
DOI article:Studio-Talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21401#0119
STUDIO-TALK
and specimens of a slightly later date,
which showed strong marks of the in-
fluence of Chippendale, who visited
Portugal about that time. Old Portuguese
furniture has hitherto been a great rarity
in this country; indeed, so little was
known about it that until not long ago
the only specimen of an early eighteenth
century Portuguese bed at the South
Kensington Museum was ascribed to
Holland. These- fine examples of
Portuguese craftsmanship are, however,
only a few of the treasures displayed in
Constable's old home; for besides old
lace, shawls, Spanish combs and Chinese
pottery, porcelain, jades and crystals from
a Shanghai house for whom " Cintra " is
acting as sole agent, they include replicas
of antique Italian brocatellos, velours,
damasks, silks and other fabrics for
decoration and costumes. A specially
interesting department of the business is
the exclusive publication of facsimile
reproductions of drawings, chiefly those
of Holbein, in the Royal Collection at
Windsor. These reproductions, of which
more than seventy have already been
completed, have been executed by an
English firm under the personal super-
vision of the King's Librarian and are
remarkable for their fidelity to the originals.
Besides its unique collection of Holbeins,
the Royal Collection contains many charac-
teristic examples of the work of the brothers
Paul and Thomas Sandby, the latter, it will
be remembered, was Deputy Ranger of the
Great Forest under George III, and his
more eminent brother Paul lived with him
in the neighbourhood of Windsor for
some time. 0000a
" GROUP ON THE NORTH TERRACE, WINDSOR
CASTLE." BY PAUL SANDBY, R.A;
(From a facsimile reproduction of the original
drawing in the Royal Collection at Windsor, pub-
lished by "Cintra.")
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and specimens of a slightly later date,
which showed strong marks of the in-
fluence of Chippendale, who visited
Portugal about that time. Old Portuguese
furniture has hitherto been a great rarity
in this country; indeed, so little was
known about it that until not long ago
the only specimen of an early eighteenth
century Portuguese bed at the South
Kensington Museum was ascribed to
Holland. These- fine examples of
Portuguese craftsmanship are, however,
only a few of the treasures displayed in
Constable's old home; for besides old
lace, shawls, Spanish combs and Chinese
pottery, porcelain, jades and crystals from
a Shanghai house for whom " Cintra " is
acting as sole agent, they include replicas
of antique Italian brocatellos, velours,
damasks, silks and other fabrics for
decoration and costumes. A specially
interesting department of the business is
the exclusive publication of facsimile
reproductions of drawings, chiefly those
of Holbein, in the Royal Collection at
Windsor. These reproductions, of which
more than seventy have already been
completed, have been executed by an
English firm under the personal super-
vision of the King's Librarian and are
remarkable for their fidelity to the originals.
Besides its unique collection of Holbeins,
the Royal Collection contains many charac-
teristic examples of the work of the brothers
Paul and Thomas Sandby, the latter, it will
be remembered, was Deputy Ranger of the
Great Forest under George III, and his
more eminent brother Paul lived with him
in the neighbourhood of Windsor for
some time. 0000a
" GROUP ON THE NORTH TERRACE, WINDSOR
CASTLE." BY PAUL SANDBY, R.A;
(From a facsimile reproduction of the original
drawing in the Royal Collection at Windsor, pub-
lished by "Cintra.")
IO4