Antique 22.2 Cm Chalice In 950/1000 Sterling Silver With Vermeil, Gothic Style, With Paten

A masterpiece of 1st grade 950/1000 French silver. Antique French chalice, dating from the 1850s-1880s, large (22.2 cm) with paten, in the Gothic Revival style. Solid silver gilt. Produced by the French master silversmith DVB. This richly detailed Gothic Revival chalice is a thing of great beauty. Its base is decorated with three medallions: a cross, a flaming heart, and an anchor, all within a magnificent design of acorns, grapes, and leaves. On top is the silver and gilt paten, bearing two hallmarks: the Minerva hallmark for 1st grade 950/1000 silver and the second hallmark of the French silversmith Demarquet. The cup is made up of two parts. The gilt cup is surrounded by a second layer of openwork silver, giving it greater detail and depth. The silver-gilt cup bears only one hallmark: the Minerva hallmark for 950/1000 silver in the first degree. The second layer This is an unmarked, but open, silver layer, decorated with a beautiful design of acorns, vines, and leaves. The rest of the chalice is composed of three parts: the central silver knob and the lower silver part. Both are connected to an inner base plate. The latter, unmarked, is always silver. The base bears the silver hallmark DVB.

Height: 21.7 cm (8.5"), including paten: 22.2 cm (8.7").
Width of the cup: 9 cm (3.54").
of the paten: 13.7 cm (5.39"). Width of the base: 13.4 cm (5.2").
Weight of the object: chalice itself: 410 g (410 g) / paten g (470 g) (including the silver base plate).

Precious model in the Gothic Revival style, second-hand but in excellent condition. This charming model, with its ornamentation, resembles a jewel.

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