Chalice And Paten In Silver France Circa 1840

Chalice in embossed silver, chiseled, engraved, formerly gilded. It is made up of three screwed elements: a “tulip” cup, the knot and a terrace. The shape and decoration of this chalice fit it perfectly into the common models of the first half of the 19th century. The chalice foot is domed, circular in shape engraved with stylized rosettes and rush cartridges on the cavet. The embankment is decorated with a cross radiating in front of Jerusalem decorated with a rose-cut diamond and a pearl, wheat, and vine branches and highlighted with a frieze of water leaves. The stem bears a knot in the shape of a Medici vase decorated with gadroons, a corolla of leaves in its lower part, an acanthus frieze and water leaves in its upper part. The cut is smooth, slightly flared in its upper part. the interior has retained its original gilding. This chalice is accompanied by a silver paten, engraved with the initials IHS enhanced with a flowered cross. Chalice: 950/1000 silver, Minerva hallmarks Master goldsmith hallmark: François Hubert Martin, Paris 1830-1862, specialist in religious goldsmithing Height: 23 cm Foot diameter: 13.5 cm Weight: 310 gr Paten: 950/1000 silver, Minerva head hallmark, goldsmith Favier brothers Diameter: 12.9 cm Weight: 80 gr Despite the disappearance of the gilding, the ornamentation of this chalice is perfectly preserved. It has not suffered any restorations or damage Chalice - very good condition / slight loss of gilding inside the cup Patene: good condition