The Waddesdon bequest : catalog of the works of art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, 1898 (1902)
British Museum, Read, Charles Hercules · London : Trustees of the British Museum · leaf 57
broad gold band having in high relief rubiesand diamonds, alternating with groups of fruit in enamel. Scroll handle withbands of scrolls in gold on a white ground ; at the mouth, the half lengthof a lion with enamelled wings ; at the base of handle, an openworkescutcheon with festoon of drapery.… … Fig. 13. Crystal Tazza (No. 74). 76. Cui AND COVER of rock crystal, engraved over the whole surface,with slight mounting of gold enamelled. Bell-shaped bowl wreathedwith deeply cut diagonal lines, alternately pyramidal chequer pattern,and a convex band with slight ornament. On the lip, a border of…
Rothschild, Ferdinand, 1839-1898 · Art objects · Cloisonné
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