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998 American Sterling Silver Gilt Chalice and Paten
999 Pair of Rare Bronze Dore et Patine Six-Arm Gasoliers, Attributed to Starr, Fellows & Co., New York
inscribed January 1919, by Benziger Brothers, New York, New York, the chalice with plain cup and hexagonally-lobed node and collar, the former faced with cherubim, above a stepped base with alternating portrait (Jesus, Mary and Joseph) and openwork scroll medallions, the latter each centering a paste jewel, the underside with a gilt-metal insert engraved with a presentation inscription from a Hungarian couple; the plain paten engraved with the IHS Christogram within a cross and crown of thorns. chalice h. 10-1/8”, base dia. 6”, paten dia. 6”; 21.73 total t. oz. (excluding gilt-metal insert)
ca. 1856, each having a lower body molded with masques, a complex vasiform Rococo Revival standard decorated with hanging trumpet fines, a canopy molded with masques, lattice-pierced branches and lotus-form gas keys, each set with six Greek-key-cut and frosted glass gas-style shades. h. 47”, dia. 41-1/4” $5,000-$8,000 The lattice-pierced branches and gas keys appear on number 724 in Starr, Fellows & Co.’s Illustrated Catalogue, 1856. They advertised various “Gilt, Olive, French Bronze, Artistic Bronze or any two colors in combination,” as quoted in Gaslighting in America, a Guide for Historic Preservation, by Denys Peter Myers, pp. 74-75.
Provenance: Private collection, Mobile, Alabama. $1,000-$1,500
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