"Ciborium In Silver, Europe Around 1850"
Ciborium is entirely made of silver. It is made up of two screwed parts: a circular foot and a covered cup. On the cavet of the foot: trapezoidal engraved cartouches highlighted with a frieze of pearls. On the terrace of the foot, lanceolate leaves separate symmetrical motifs of stylized trefoil leaves. The knot and the cut are smooth, without the decoration. The lid, slightly domed in the center, is chiseled with large leaves forming a rosette topped by a cast cross decorated with flowers. The interior surface of the cup is gilded / wear /. European work around 1850, silver at least 800/1000 Hallmarks on the cross and on the foot. Height: 18 cm Foot diameter: 9.2 cm Weight: 210 Perfect condition