Chalice d'Hugo Of Oignies, 1228, Historical Replica In Sterling Silver, Second Half XIXth

Magnificent historical replica of the famous chalice by Hugo d'Oignies (1228), a world famous masterpiece of early medieval goldsmithing. It is copied almost identically, possibly as the masterpiece of a master silversmith punching the initials JW accompanied by a clover. The chalice of Hugo d'Oignies is one of the rare pieces of Gothic goldsmith's work signed by its author and is part of a fabulous treasure of a few dozen masterpieces of goldsmith's work which were first kept at the priory of 'Oignies, then walled up on a farm for a few decades during the French occupation of the Belgian Netherlands and then entrusted to the Sisters of Notre-Dame in Namur who eventually ceded it to the King Baudouin Foundation. Miraculously, this set was never dispersed or melted down. It escaped countless wars and even bombardment. It is now visible in its museum in Namur. The chalice shown here is decorated like the original using several thousand-year-old techniques such as niëllo, filigree and embossing. It is covered with a subtle vermeil. The cartouches on the foot are decorated with representations of saints in the niëllo technique (silver, copper, lead and sulfur fired in the oven) and the foot is decorated with a verse from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. Poids: 485 grammes