A Historicist silver communion garniture

A Historicist silver communion garniture Comprising a wine ewer, a water ewer and a tray. The tray of double-lobed form; the raised rim engraved “Christus lavit nos de peccatis nostris in sanguine suo”. The ewers with tapering, gadrooned bodies; a winged dragon forming the handle; a three-dimensional eagle forming the thumb rest. The helmet-shaped domed hinged covers engraved A and V for Aqua and Vinum. Partially gilded interiors. Height of the ewers 15 cm, length of the tray 26.2, width 16.1 cm, total weight 572 g. Kempen, signature of Franz Xaver Hellner, dated 1875.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 15 × W 16.1 × L 26.2 cm · weight 572 g