Solid silver ciborium Rooster Paris goldsmith Pierre Paraud bronze PB798gr 18th century
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Old ciborium, bowl and lid in solid silver, hallmark au Coq 1st title of Paris (1798-1809), hallmark of the Association of Goldsmiths and goldsmith PP for Pierre Paraud*, lid chiseled with a plant motif and surmounted by a cross, silvered bronze foot, vintage late 18th-early 19th centuries.
This ciborium is in good general condition, good quality. Hallmarked see photos.
Please note: restoration of the lid and the cross (see red arrows), some scratches and wear from time, see photos.
* Goldsmith Pierre Paraud , initials PP and a cruet, Parisian goldsmith rue des Arts (active from 1798 to 1814). Goldsmith of the royal chapels who supplied the sacred objects for the expiatory chapel built by Louis XVIII. (Extract from Dictionary of Liturgical Arts by B. Berthod and E. Hardouin-Fugier)