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Duron mostly drew his inspiration from early pieces in the French Royal Collection. He exhibited at the international exhibitions of London (1862) and Paris (1867), where he was favourably received. Interestingly, while the bowl of this tazza is made of agate, the baluster stem is not, but has been enamelled to simulate the appearance of this semi-precious stone.  \r\n\r\nThe 18th century saw an emerging class of rich citizens who used their acquired wealth to indulge a passion for beautiful objects. The Renaissance tradition of the treasury or <i>Schatzkammer</i>, a special room for displaying exotic artefacts, continued in the 18th and 19th centuries. Other types of display included presentation plate, often of solid gold, which in the 18th century was worth about twenty times the value of silver.\r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  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