"Chalice And Its Patene In Silver, France Circa 1900"
Chalice and Patene silver and vermeil of the late nineteenth. Money repulsed and chiseled. The foot is circular decorated with a Greek cross, water leaves and geometric patterns. The stem has a collar and a flattened ball node with channels. It supports a flared cut and a false cut decorated with the same ornament as the base. Foot weighted. Neo-Gothic style. The Patene is adorned with a Greek cross, patted and rounded in a circle. Punches Minerva 950/1000 The set was made by Paul Brunet, goldsmith in Paris (1871-1913) Chalice: height - 21 cm; Diameter foot - 13 cm Gross weight: 450 gr Net silver weight: 342 gr Paten: diameter - 13.5 cm Weight - 81 gr Good condition (without shocks or scratches) Note: traces of welding on the knot, a small crack on the decor of false cut, lack of gilding.