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I think it' s fair to say that George IV' s motto could well have been, " Never knowingly underspent or understated." And this fabulous ornamental cup is a prime example of that. It' s a masterpiece of its kind. It' s from Germany, it' s silver gilt and exquisitely carved ivory. And it' s a hunting scene, so we' ve got Diana here, goddess of the hunt, surrounded by her sleeping nymphs and various animals associated with the hunt. We' ve got boars and rabbits here. And then here' s Hercules, propping the whole lot up. And then more contemporary hunting scenes round here. Now, the thing is, when George IV bought this, it just wasn' t quite splendid enough for him, so he had these ivy leaves added. And also emeralds, rubies and turquoise, just to make it a little bit more splendid. Oh, and these days, the cup has earned itself an affectionate nickname here at Windsor Castle. It' s known as The Brain. |
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gōng píng dì shuō, wǒ rèn wéi qiáo zhì sì shì de kǒu hào yīng gāi shì" yǒng bù xián shǎo, yǒng bù dī diào". zhè zhǐ jù dà de guān shǎng bēi jiù shì zuì hǎo de lì zi tā jiù shì yí gè jié chū de yì shù pǐn, bēi zi lái zì dé guó shì yí gè jīng měi dí dù yín xiàng yá diāo kè, biǎo xiàn de shì dǎ liè de chǎng jǐng, zhè lǐ yǒu shòu liè nǚ shén dài ān nà. yǒu yī qún shú shuì de xiān nǚ wéi rào zhe tā, hái yǒu yī duī liè wù. rú yě zhū, tù zi. zhè gè shì hè lā kè lè sī, káng zhe yī dà tuī de liè wù chéng xiàn zhe yuè lái yuè duō xiàn dài shòu liè chǎng jǐng. qiáo zhì gāng mǎi dào zhè gè yì shù pǐn de shí hòu, duì tā ér yán hái bú shì zuì jiā de. suǒ yǐ tā jiā shang le yī quān cháng chūn téng de yè zi, hái yǒu lǜ bǎo shí, hóng bǎo shí, lǜ sōng shí jiù wèi le kàn qǐ lái gèng jiā zhuàng lì. ó, zài zhèi xiē tiān, zhè gè bēi zi, dé dào le yí gè hěn qīn qiè de wài hào, zhè wēn shā chéng bǎo, tā bèi chēng wéi" dà nǎo". |