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Silver-gilt And Enamel Chalice, Birmingham 1880

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"Silver-gilt And Enamel Chalice, Birmingham 1880"

Rare chalice in silver gilt and enamels in the neo-Gothic style, with a polylobed base decorated with Christian symbols.
The shaft, with a cut body, is topped with a knot enhanced with enameled cabochons forming the name JESUS. The false cup is richly decorated with vine branches chiseled in relief. The cup is engraved, in Gothic characters, with verse 4 of Psalm 115: "Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo" (I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call on the name of the Lord), forming a frieze around its upper part.
Dimensions: height 21 cm.
Gross weight: 626 g.
English work, with hallmarks of the city of Birmingham 1880 and of the master goldsmith with the initials JW (hallmarks on the cup and under the base).