A late Gothic silver gilt communion chalice - image-1

Lot 500 Dα

A late Gothic silver gilt communion chalice

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
19.05.2023, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Faience
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 7.560 € (incl. premium)

A late Gothic silver gilt communion chalice

Round base applied with a crucifix and assisting figures supporting a double shaft with an illegible engraved gothic inscription, the rotuli of the compressed node in the centre inscribed "IHESVS". Tapering cup issuing from a base with foliate engravings. One of the rods supporting the lower stem is lost. H 19.3 cm, weight 408 g.
Unmarked, attributed to Northern Germany, 2nd half 15th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.