it was a work of thefamous Benvenuto Cellini. If so, it was probablyexecuted at the time when that artist was in Franceworking for the court of Francis the First; and thissupposition is strengthened by the circumstance of thefigure of Jupiter bearing a close resemblance to theprofile of that… … The two spoons represented below are preserved in the collection ofM. Sauvageot at Paris, and are both of the sixteenth century. The largerone, made of silver gilt, and calculated to be carried in a small case or in thepocket, consists of three parts, which join together, and which may be madeto…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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