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Lot 659 D α

A silver gilt Spanish Renaissance chalice

Auction 1253 - overview Cologne
15.11.2024, 10:00 - Silver
Estimate: 7.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 8.820 € (incl. premium)
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A silver gilt Spanish Renaissance chalice

Round scalloped base with repoussé tendrils and flowerheads supporting a shaft made up of hexagonal sections and a central node with corresponding decor. The tapering cup within a basket with repoussé acanthus designs, engraved "+CALICEM SALUTAREA CIPIAME +" below the rim. H 23.5 cm, weight 650 g.
Unmarked, Spain or South America, 16th century

Literature

Cf. a chalice from the Swiss Rütschi collection with an almost identical base, auctioned by Fischer Lucerne, September 1931, lot 101. Cf. also a Mexican chalice in the collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no. 2006AF4681.