Chalice And Its Paten In Silver, France Circa 1850 By Louis Bachelet Goldsmith

Chalice and its paten in gilded silver. France, circa 1900 Chalice and its paten in gilded silver in the neo-Gothic style. The six-lobed base, highlighted by three fillets, forms an almost flat terrace, chiseled with six circular medallions decorated with rosettes and a cross pattée. It supports a six-lobed shaft decorated with a collar and a massive flattened toric knot, decorated with buttons and water leaves. The cup, slightly conical in shape with a straight edge, is set in a smooth saucer, the upper part of which is surrounded by a wide fillet bearing an inscription in Latin. Minerva hallmarks 950/1000 on the cup, the saucer and on the terrace of the foot. This chalice and its paten were made by the Parisian workshop Bachelet Louis**, goldsmith, around 1850. Height: 24 cm Base diameter: 16 cm Net weight of the chalice: 562 g Paten in silver and gilded silver with engraved decoration of the Pascal Lamb, haloed, holding a banner symbolizing victory. Minerva hallmark 950/1000 Diameter of the paten: 16.2 cm Weight of the paten: 130 g Very good condition, some traces of use. The chalice is in perfect condition, without damage, shocks or scratches. Beautiful original gilding on the inside of the cup. Bachelet Louis: specialist in the manufacture of works intended for the church (1844-1877). The model very close to our chalice is presented on page 101 of the Dictionnaire de l'art liturgique, edited by Bernard Berthod and Élisabeth Hardouin-Fugier, as well as in the biography of the goldsmith.