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THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR.
129
extensive scale, particularly the foundries and refinery of Mr. Baird, and the cotton-spinning works of Baron Stie-lit
Having mentioned several of the loading articles which Ave import from Russia, we will now enumerate those whirl'
we export to that country. We have classified under ten distinct heads the articles of British produce exported •__■
Articles of food and consumption:—Beer, ale, refined
sugar, ecc.................,
Hardware and cutlery ...........
Metals and manufactures in metal
Coals ...........................
Salt.............................
Stationery and books ............
VVI.UR. I
£139,662
67,836 !
163,033
64,500
31,468
5,821
SIS1 and^'^S1^ and SUk ™*°*«*™», and yarn S™62
• ••>•■......***•••,•••••••■ ** / H ■ -
.......................... 205/315
.......................... 11S,674
M achinery and miliwork
Sundries .............
Total value.
£1,566,175
Op the illustrations of Russian art which grace the present j
Number a few words will suffice.
The elegant, painted China Vases
shown on the first and fourth pages,
and which for beauty of outline and
perfection of finish arc second to few
of the productions of Dresden and
Sevres, are from the Imperial China
Manufactory, Petersburg!! ; the large
Candelabrum, shown on page 127, is
one of a pair executed in copper gilt,
in the style of Louis XV., and is
intended to take the place of chan-
deliers in large apartments. It stands
about 12 feet in height, and is really
a noble ornament, equally creditable
to its exhibitor, Felix Chopin, of
Petersburg]!, and to the country
whence it comes. The smaller articles
shown on this page are executed in
silver by M. Sasikoff, of Moscow,
and show no little humour and taste :
the Russian Huntsman, the Silver
Jug, and the Dancing Bear, being
alike specimens of the ludicrous and
artistic
exhibitors-
-th
THE RUSSIAN HUNTSMAN.
The other subjects spoken of in this article are
of course incapable of illustration; though it is gratifying,
tie more especially when we consider that in
the Crystal Palace, if nowhere else,
both "peasants" and "princes" are
on terms of strict equality.
Russia seems determined not only
on retrieving her previous backward-
ness, but also in asserting her manu-
facturing capabilities in a manner the
most splendid and triumphant. The
first object which attracts the specta-
tors in the Russian department is a
very beautiful pair of folding doors,
carved in malachite, from the Ural
Mountains. Nothing can look more
magnificent; and being displayed on
a rich ground of hanging velvet, the
effect is exceedingly fine. There arc
also some noble vases of the same
material. The imperial porcelain
factory contributes the splendid vases
seen in our engravings ; they are both
beautifully gilt in a manner never
before seen, in bright and dead gold
alternately. On the larger one is
painted, in a manner which does in-
finite credit to the native artist, a copy of one of Winter-
halter's favourite Italian festas at Baia, with Vesuvius in
SILVER JUG.
m looking over the catalogue of objects and articles
sent from Russia, to find so many " peasants " among the
THE DANCING BEAR.
the distance. A series of allegorical medallions, contributed
by Count Tolstoi, are also worthy of notice.
THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR.
129
extensive scale, particularly the foundries and refinery of Mr. Baird, and the cotton-spinning works of Baron Stie-lit
Having mentioned several of the loading articles which Ave import from Russia, we will now enumerate those whirl'
we export to that country. We have classified under ten distinct heads the articles of British produce exported •__■
Articles of food and consumption:—Beer, ale, refined
sugar, ecc.................,
Hardware and cutlery ...........
Metals and manufactures in metal
Coals ...........................
Salt.............................
Stationery and books ............
VVI.UR. I
£139,662
67,836 !
163,033
64,500
31,468
5,821
SIS1 and^'^S1^ and SUk ™*°*«*™», and yarn S™62
• ••>•■......***•••,•••••••■ ** / H ■ -
.......................... 205/315
.......................... 11S,674
M achinery and miliwork
Sundries .............
Total value.
£1,566,175
Op the illustrations of Russian art which grace the present j
Number a few words will suffice.
The elegant, painted China Vases
shown on the first and fourth pages,
and which for beauty of outline and
perfection of finish arc second to few
of the productions of Dresden and
Sevres, are from the Imperial China
Manufactory, Petersburg!! ; the large
Candelabrum, shown on page 127, is
one of a pair executed in copper gilt,
in the style of Louis XV., and is
intended to take the place of chan-
deliers in large apartments. It stands
about 12 feet in height, and is really
a noble ornament, equally creditable
to its exhibitor, Felix Chopin, of
Petersburg]!, and to the country
whence it comes. The smaller articles
shown on this page are executed in
silver by M. Sasikoff, of Moscow,
and show no little humour and taste :
the Russian Huntsman, the Silver
Jug, and the Dancing Bear, being
alike specimens of the ludicrous and
artistic
exhibitors-
-th
THE RUSSIAN HUNTSMAN.
The other subjects spoken of in this article are
of course incapable of illustration; though it is gratifying,
tie more especially when we consider that in
the Crystal Palace, if nowhere else,
both "peasants" and "princes" are
on terms of strict equality.
Russia seems determined not only
on retrieving her previous backward-
ness, but also in asserting her manu-
facturing capabilities in a manner the
most splendid and triumphant. The
first object which attracts the specta-
tors in the Russian department is a
very beautiful pair of folding doors,
carved in malachite, from the Ural
Mountains. Nothing can look more
magnificent; and being displayed on
a rich ground of hanging velvet, the
effect is exceedingly fine. There arc
also some noble vases of the same
material. The imperial porcelain
factory contributes the splendid vases
seen in our engravings ; they are both
beautifully gilt in a manner never
before seen, in bright and dead gold
alternately. On the larger one is
painted, in a manner which does in-
finite credit to the native artist, a copy of one of Winter-
halter's favourite Italian festas at Baia, with Vesuvius in
SILVER JUG.
m looking over the catalogue of objects and articles
sent from Russia, to find so many " peasants " among the
THE DANCING BEAR.
the distance. A series of allegorical medallions, contributed
by Count Tolstoi, are also worthy of notice.