Huish, Marcus Bourne, 1845-1921 · London : The Fine art society · leaf 212
METAL WORK. 191 like the best bell-metal. Itis well to test all guards in this way, but it must be recollected that guards with much piercing will not ring, and that many of those made since the beginning of … No. 117.— Vase of Mokumé, by Tiffany § Co., of New York. this century are of such malleable iron as not to stand the test. It is a question which has not yet been solved whether some of the old guards may not be castings, even some of those
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