TREASURES IN ART

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 63, 8 December 1920, Page 8

TREASURES IN ART

BEAUTIFUL STUDY IN ITALIAN' i MARBLE. Lovers of art will be nvu'th interested! In a collection of Italian s'atuary which is ' now on exhibition at t'ae. premises of ' Messrs. B. and E. Ting-ey, art dealers, ' Manners Street. It comprises a number of high-class studies in Carrara' and Sienna marble and plP6ter, and bronzed ■figures, and maj- be s?.id at once to be • the finest', collection r{ its kind yet seon in Wellington. TUe specimens, which are on salo, were tecured by Mr. Laurence Tingey durir b ' his recent visit to ."Europe, and were specially selected, by him. The exhibits which will excite the greatest admiration are the pieces of stai/nary in Carrara and Sienna marble which are on view in the street window. These are all of exquisite workmanship, and a delight to the eye. The three which commend the most attention axe those of the lion, lioness, and cub, nil in separate pieces.. The lion is a fino achievement). He is standing in an alert position, with a slight snarl on his countenance, and appears in his full majesty, his limbs, body, head, and mane being well proportioned. The body, limbs, and tace are in .highly-polished marble, while the mane is in rough aud is in a natural brown. The lioness, in a crouching position, and snarling hor full snarl, is an equally remarkable figure. She is noteworithy for her display of rmisoles—an effect which it would bo difficult to prodnce in plaster, let alono secure in the best of marble. Tho cub, also in i3ie snarl, is well executed, and the whole thrco present a remarkably fine group which ill, would be a pity to separate. There are also three fine busts of women (head and shoulders), and two full figures of girls (one of whom is a flower girl). Tae faces aie all in faultlese white marble, and are, so executed as to warrant the uso of the word' beautiful. The dressing of the busts is in amber, and is finely done. The figures are svylod "Feohra," "Kebeoca" (busts), and "Shucia" aud "Abigsone" (girls). All are chiselled by a master hand, and to see them is to covet. j Further feasts for tho eye are provided in some delightful specimens of bronzed and plastor statuary- These represent "Venus on the Hack,' "Venus in Contemplation," "Venus After the Bath," busts of Nelson, Hermes, Dante, Napoleon, bulldogs, etc.. etc. The representations of "Venus" aro all good and finely proportioned, and would grace any mantelpiece. The others also are firstclass specimens. The collection as n whole presents some rare opportunities for ilhoso who desire to purchase Christmas presents that will always charm and carry a life-long remembrance of tho donor. As a collection they eclipse anything previously , seen in Wellington. A Press representative who paid a special visit: of inspection regarded them all as oheap at the price. It is sufficiont to say that to seo them is to appreciate them.—PubJished by Arrangement,