Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 11th July 2023
Lot 128
A 19th-century Dutch silver-gilt ciborium,
Estimate £2,000 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A 19th-century Dutch silver-gilt ciborium,
1888,
in the Gothic manner, the hexagonal-shaped bowl engraved with saints, on a knopped hexagonal stem with foliate motifs, the pull-off cover modelled as a steeple, with flying buttresses and a cross finial, on a raised hexafoil base engraved with saints, height 51cm, approx. weight 33oz.
Provenance: It was formerly on display in the Chapel off the ‘Kings Bedroom’ in Athelhampton House, Dorset.