A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT CHALICE AND LEATHER CASE

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A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT CHALICE AND LEATHER CASE
Clermont-Ferrand 1781, maker's mark illegible

Circular and on spreading foot with ovolo rim and chased with laurel garlands and rosettes and shaped cartouches enclosing the Holy Cross, grapes and bulrushes, the stem similarly decorated, the detachable cup with similar openwork sleeve, marked on foot - 29.5 cm (11½ in) high, the original black leather case with suede lining and brass fitments
532 grs.

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