A silver-gilt communion chalice in a leather case

A silver-gilt communion chalice in a leather case Six-lobed foot; the rim with a relief cross motif. The lobes with finely engraved decoration: The Crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John, flanked by Saints Francis of Assisi and Charles Borromeo. On the opposite side, the arms of alliance of the families von Papen and von Romberg, between engraved acanthus and a scroll with dedication inscription: “Caroline von Papen Lohe, née von Romberg, to her dear husband Egon von Papen Lohe, Lohe, 25 December 1863”, as well as: “The celebrating priests are requested to remember the von Papen-Lohe family.” Above two hexagonal sections of the stem with a pierced knop, the conical bowl is set within a shallow basket of entwined flowering tendrils. Accompanied by a shallow paten engraved with a Vera Icon and a small spoon with a pierced quatrefoil flower. In the original leather-covered wooden fitted case. Height 21.2 cm, total weight 612 g. Unmarked, presumably Franz Xaver Hellner, Kempen, dated 1863.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 21.2 cm · weight 612 g