A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL CHALICE

Lot 265
21.07.2020 17:00UTC +00:00
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£ 6 250
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 370726
Lot 265 | A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL CHALICE
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£ 6 000 – 7 000
The cyllindrical bowl on a baluster-shaped stem, the bowl applied with a silver filigree overlay, decorated with four enamel medallions depicting Deisis, Crucifixion, St Mary and St Joseph, within paste-set crowned borders, the lip engraved with a Russian inscription 'Receive the body of Christ and taste the source of immortality', on a domed foot with acanthus-chased border, marked throughout

16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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