Ciborium, silver-gilt bowl, Minerva head, gilt bronze base, cross and foliage, 19th century
Articles
Ciborium in gilt and silvered bronze (or metal), chased with vegetal garlands on the foot, bowl and lid, bowl in vermeiled silver (hallmarked Minerva and goldsmith's mark), from the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
This ciborium is in its original condition. The bowl is silver (disassembles, net weight 47 grams). Hallmarked (see photos): worn maker's mark, but very likely the work of the silversmith Henri Nesme (1856-1935) as this ciborium model corresponds exactly to model no. 70 in catalogue no. 10 of the factory.
Please note: there is soiling and wear on the bronze, traces of oxidation, some dents and scratches, signs of age, please look carefully at the photos.