Lot 172
  • 172

Ciboire en vermeil dans son écrin, Portugal, vers 1760

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • triform, cast, embossed and  chased, the body with images of The Eucharist, the base with The Agnus Dei and Book of Seven Seals, bayonet fitting cover, in contemporary red velvet-lined tooled leather case and suspension rope, the underside illegibly inscribed No. 5 La Luz?...
  • 559 gr, haut. de l'étui 30 cm
  • 18oz, 12in height of case
reposant sur pied tripode, repoussé et ciselé des images de l'Eucharistie sur le corps, sur le pied de l'Agneau de Dieu et du Livre des Sept Sceaux, dans son étui d'origine rouge doublé de velours rouge avec corde de maintien, le dessous de l'étui portant l'inscription peu lisible No. 5 La Luz..... ?

Condition

small dent to cover, very small loss of gilding to body, generally in good condition, case iwth normal scuffs and velvet lifting, lacking upper closing fixture, but generally also in good condition
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