theforms and gave accent tothe design. Yet in modernjewellery the weight of themetal used and the valueof the gems alone givevalue to our gauds. Theirworth as art is nil. Takethe girdle band of beatenand chased steel withpanels in enamels illustrat-ing the Rhine legendsmade by Mr. Fisher for… … MR. LOUIS RHEAD IN HIS STUDIO FROM A PHOTOGRAPH valuable much more for its workmanship than for itsintrinsic worth, the metal being beaten out thinlywith but few gems or pearls set in it. Again,take ecclesiastical metal work. What a scope isthere here for an artist! As Mr. Fisher said to meanent…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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