Lot 125
  • 125

A large French silver-gilt ciborium, François-Hubert Martin, Paris, 1838-1862

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • A large French silver-gilt ciborium, François-Hubert Martin, Paris, 1838-1862
  • silver
  • 33 cm high, 916 g; 13 in., 29oz 9dwt
the foot with embossed scrolls and three scenes from the New Testament in cartouches on a matted ground, the body applied with three medallions depicting the theological virtues in a frieze of reeds and seraphs, the cover decorated with embossed scrollwork and three seraphs

Condition

In overall very good condition. Fully marked on the foot and cup rims. Minerva head on the cover lid (very slightly bent), the body and the neck. Large size.
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