Silver Chalice, Patene, France XIXth Century

Neo-Gothic silver and gilt silver chalice resting on a six-lobed flat foot. Three red-toothed quatrefoils are chiseled on the base of the foot, respectively representing the images of the cross pattée, the monogram of Christ and the symbol of the Holy Trinity. They alternate with stylized symbols of the Eucharist. The tapered stem bears a large knot of toric section decorated with vine shoots recalling the false cut with the edge cut out of the leaves of aquatic plants. The golden cup is slightly conical in shape. 950/1000 silver, Minerva hallmarks This chalice was made by Parisian jeweler / goldsmith François Florence around 1875 Height: 23 cm Foot: 15 cm Diameter cup: 9.5 cm Net chalice weight: 396 gr Joint: a paten in gilded silver and hammered, perfectly adapted to the diameter of the cut. 950/1000 silver, Minerva hallmark Diameter: 13.7 cm Weight: 140 g This set is in excellent condition / no restorations or shocks Original transport box.