A CHARLES I PARCEL-GILT SILVER RECUSANT CHALICE
A CHARLES I PARCEL-GILT SILVER RECUSANT CHALICE

UNMARKED, CIRCA 1640, THE BOWL PROBABLY CONTINENTAL AND OF A LATER DATE

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A CHARLES I PARCEL-GILT SILVER RECUSANT CHALICE
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1640, THE BOWL PROBABLY CONTINENTAL AND OF A LATER DATE
The hexafoil foot engraved with the Crucifixion and fleur-de-lys motifs, the vase- shaped stem applied with three winged angel heads, bowl with gilt interior
6 in. high (15 cm.)
7 oz. (217 gm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's 19 July, 1982, lot 67

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For a similar example, see Michael Clayton's The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, P.58. Recusant plate was used by Catholics in secret at a time when they faced persecution for their beliefs

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