A late Gothic silver chalice from the St. Georgs-Kapelle in Gifhorn
Lempertz · Köln
21,000 EUR in original currency · Hammer price — the house doesn't publish bid history.
Description & details
A late Gothic silver chalice from the St. Georgs-Kapelle in Gifhorn Six-lobed base with embossed beaded decoration supporting a two-part shaft with a central compressed node with rotuli engraved “IHESVS”, beneath a tapering cup. The display side of the base decorated with a separately cast crucifixion group, the surrounding lobed motifs finely engraved in Gothic minuscule “ano 1508 bi tiden her Johan vo marnholt domherr tho halverstat do is de Kelec gemacket in sünte Jurgens capellen vor gifhorn”, the next two fields with figures of Saints George and Andrew, the last engraved with the coat-of-arms of Johannes von Mahrenholtz (around 1470 - 1538). The outer rim of the base with a later owner's engraving "VLRICH H.Z.S.P". H 17 cm, weight 289 g. Unmarked, Halberstadt, c. 1500.
- Category
- Silver
- Location
- Köln
- Dimensions
- H 17 cm · weight 289 g