A silver-gilt neo-gothic ciborium

A silver-gilt neo-gothic ciborium On a flat circular plinth, the six-lobed foot with Gothic tracery decoration. The lobes with finely engraved decoration: Christ on the Cross with the attendant figures, inscribed “Consummatum est”, between Saints Charles Borromeo and Francis of Assisi. On the opposite side, the engraved arms of alliance of the families von Papen and von Romberg, between engraved vine tendrils and a scroll inscribed “Franz Egon von Papen / Caroline von Romberg”, dated 1864. Between cylindrical sections of the stem, a flat knop with rotuli; the bowl within a basket of pierced vine tendrils. The domed cover with Gothic tracery featuring gargoyles, crocketed gables and finials; a formerly applied cross is missing. Height 33.5 cm, weight 1,811 g. Kempen, signature of Franz Xaver Hellner, dated 1864.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 33.5 cm · weight 1.8 g