An 18th Century miniature chalice, French
The cup with lip raised on a reel stem on a dome foot with hexagonal base, height 8.8cm; another similar example with knopped stem and domed circular foot, height 8.8cm; together with a 17th Century Dutch miniature footed wine cup or toy chalice, the large bowl on a baluster beaded stem on spreading foot, with internal beaded edge, height 7.3cm (3)
Sold for
£384
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Comparative literature: A. North, Pewter at the Victoria and Albert Museum , p.167, pl. 253/254, illustrates a comparable French chalice reputedly used by a priest when visiting the sick.
Category: Furniture / Oak Furniture
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