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The carved hen. illustrated, made from an in the monogram, the work might well be supposed

elephant's tusk in ny collection, is a fine piece of to be that of the artist himself, who at times turned

A Carved sixteenth-century work, and portrays his attention to carving. The horn is very heavy,
an ntt resting story. The legend runs
Ivory Horn —and measures 26 inches from end to end. W. B.
somewifLt as follows: "St. Hubert, a
Redfern.

worldly man, was cut imting, and spied a white stag, There are many people who have an idea that

which baffled all pursuit French furniture is

I The "Straight

J^r for many days. He pursued Line" in French
J^ and became separated Furniture

from his fellow-huntsmen. all curves and orna-

Towards evening he came ment or fragile

up with the stag, and was

about to strike when he per-

ceived a crucifix suspended

between the antlers: at the and uncomfortable.
Comfort, it must be
same time a mysterious

voice addressed him. admitted, was not a

Hubert fell on his knees, sine qua iwii with the

became a convert to the furniture-makers of

faith, and vowed to erect a old times in France,
monastery on the spot."
but curves were
On the upper part of the
horn may be seen the characteristic of one

monastery, on a pine-clad period of French art
hill. Below is the stag with
—only the Rococo.

The misleading

the crucifix, and, lower still, habit of applying a

Hubert, his horse, and sovereign's name to
hounds. Near the dog's- certain marked ten-

head mouth-piece is an dencies that show

elaborate monogram, on a the departure from

shield, which displays the old canons of design

litters T.b.-Gr •frrteii.A"inc>a,' lb pUl>^i^ ^"11 C Ul CARVED IVORY HOK.
convenience. Louis
and at the lower end of
the horn the monogram Seize had no more
A.E.D. The carving is to do with the es-
so beautiful, and the story tablishment of a
illustrates so closely the new vogue of deco-
well - known engraving by
Albert Diirer, that, were ration than did his
CARVED IVORY I^•.•^ 1 "ot thc letter E included
beautiful queen;

both accepted the

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