Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2542BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 09, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
French Goldwashed .950 Silver Chalice and Paten, late 19th century, bell-shaped bowl applied with a trefoil band over three roundels engraved with Christ, Mary, and a saint, the stem with flattened knop applied with faceted purple pasts, on trumpet foot with three further engraved roundels, and the busts of three archangels, ht. 9 3/4, the round paten engraved in Latin and applied with roundel of the Last Supper, dia. 5 3/4 in., approx. 31 troy oz.
Estimate $700-900
paten with wear to goldwash, nicks to edge, and light central compression. cup with a few dings to interior, usage wear to goldwash, and chipping to the pastes.