A German silver-gilt chalice and paten , UNMARKED, THE CHALICE DATED 1609, THE PATEN DATED 1653 | Christie's

Sale 2808

European Furniture, Clocks, Sculpture and Works of Art

15 - 16 December 2008, Amsterdam

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Lot 109

A German silver-gilt chalice and paten

UNMARKED, THE CHALICE DATED 1609, THE PATEN DATED 1653

Price realised EUR 4,375

Estimate EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000

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A German silver-gilt chalice and paten
Unmarked, the chalice dated 1609, the paten dated 1653
The spreading lobed hexafoil foot with hexafoil facetted stem rising towards a knop enriched with putti and flowers and engraved with foliage, supporting a circular bowl applied with the letters 'V S I H E S', engraved under base ''GEORGIUS * TROTTEN BARTHOLOMEUS HEIN HHANS * RANTZOW H IACOBUS * SCHULTZE Wichs LXVI Lodf 1609 Iochim Schute Hein Aven'', with figure of Christ on cross fastened through the base; and a silver-gilt paten engraved on the rim with ''Herr Iesu du Brodt des Lebens speise uns arme Hungerige mit deinem wahren leib- anno 1653'', wear
The chalice 21 cm. high; the paten 17.5 cm. diam.
930 gr. gross (2)
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