Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Antiquities and Works of Art, Exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the Month of May, 1861
Her majesty the queen most graciously condescended to grant the loan of the celebrated Cellini Shield, with many Swords of exquisite workmanship and great historical value; his Royal Highness, the late Prince Consort, who'had been pleased to express considerable interest in the contemplated entertainment, sent a valuable Painting from Buckingham Palace; a noble English Duke, and a princely member of the House of Orleans, contributed largely from their museums; others, noblemen and gentlemen, well known as Collectors of art-treasures, furnished specimens with a liberal hand, and many of the Corporations.
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