A FRENCH SILVER-GILT, GOLD AND ENAMEL COMMUNION-SERVICE

MARK OF CHARLES-EUGENE TRIOULLIER, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY

Details

A FRENCH SILVER-GILT, GOLD AND ENAMEL COMMUNION-SERVICE
MARK OF CHARLES-EUGENE TRIOULLIER, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY
Comprising: a chalice; a paten; a pair of cruets and a stand; the chalice on shaped circular foot, knopped stem and tapering bowl, the foot enamelled with scenes from the New Testament, the bowl with a scene of the crucifixion below a band of applied gems, the paten with Paschal Lamb, the cruets each of bulbous form, similarly decorated with bosses of saints between strapwork, the foliate final terminating in a gem, upon a shaped oval stand flat-chased with strapwork and fruiting vines incorporating enamel lozenge panels, on a matted ground, marked below rim and underneath chalice, on rim of paten, underneath and to cover bezel of cruets, underneath stand
the chalice 9¾ in. (2.7 cm.) high
total gross weight 78 oz. 13 dwt. (2,446 gr.)

Brought to you by

Matilda Burn

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

mburn@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3026

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

A silver-gilt chalice and paten with comparable enamel decoration also by Trioullier in the collection of The Petit Palais, Paris.

Charles-Eugène Trioullier exhibited 'Church plate and bronzes' at the 1862 International Exhibition in London (see International Exhibition of 1862, Official Catalogue of the Industrial Department, London, p. 200).

More from Centuries of Style, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes and Silver

View All