Chalice - .950 silver
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A French .950 silver chalice from the late 18th to mid-19th century, 30 cm high with a 10 cm diameter and weighing 810 g, decorated with a fluted foot, grape and grain motifs around three oval medallions depicting Mary, Christ and the Apostle John, and marked Jean-Charles Cahier.
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Round, fluted foot decorated with grapes and sheaf-like accents surrounding three plaques with scenes from the Passion of Jesus (1789-1862). The tulip-shaped cup is richly adorned with neoclassical ornaments around three oval medallions with portraits of Mary, Christ, and the Apostle John. The paten is engraved with the monogram of Christ and the Crown of Thorns. Height 30 cm, weight 810 g. Marked with Jean-Charles Cahier.
Jean-Charles Cahier was one of the leading French silversmiths of the 19th century. After training with Napoleon’s court goldsmith Martin-Guilleaume Biennais, he passed his master’s examination in 1802 and soon received commissions from the French court. In 1821 he eventually took over Biennais’s workshop and held the title of court goldsmith to King Louis XVIII and King Charles X. In addition to his work for the court, he carried out important ecclesiastical commissions; the French register of historic church silver lists 86 pieces bearing his mark, notably reliquaries, baptismal vessels, and processional crosses. His most famous work is probably the reliquary of the Crown of Thorns in the silver chamber of Notre-Dame de Paris, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Round, fluted foot decorated with grapes and sheaf-like accents surrounding three plaques with scenes from the Passion of Jesus (1789-1862). The tulip-shaped cup is richly adorned with neoclassical ornaments around three oval medallions with portraits of Mary, Christ, and the Apostle John. The paten is engraved with the monogram of Christ and the Crown of Thorns. Height 30 cm, weight 810 g. Marked with Jean-Charles Cahier.
Jean-Charles Cahier was one of the leading French silversmiths of the 19th century. After training with Napoleon’s court goldsmith Martin-Guilleaume Biennais, he passed his master’s examination in 1802 and soon received commissions from the French court. In 1821 he eventually took over Biennais’s workshop and held the title of court goldsmith to King Louis XVIII and King Charles X. In addition to his work for the court, he carried out important ecclesiastical commissions; the French register of historic church silver lists 86 pieces bearing his mark, notably reliquaries, baptismal vessels, and processional crosses. His most famous work is probably the reliquary of the Crown of Thorns in the silver chamber of Notre-Dame de Paris, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
810 g
Silver type
.950 silver
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
France
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
30 cm
Width
15.3 cm
Diameter
10 cm
Depth
30 cm
Estimated period
1750-1800, 1800-1850
