ANTIQUE SILVER CHALICES
A silver chalice was designed as a footed vessel for holding liquid, and was typically used during religious ceremonies, unlike a silver goblet, which was meant to be used on a daily basis. The oldest known piece of English sterling silver which carries a date letter is thought to be the chalice and paten from the church of St. Mary the Virgin in Somerset, which is currently housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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L6977 : Sterling Silver Chalice
Hallmarked In 1936
Hallmarked in London in 1936 by Omar Ramsden, this wonderful, Sterling Silver Chalice, is in the Arts & Crafts taste, and features the original gilding and the cast and applied crest of the Royal Horticultural Society. The chalice was given as a gold medal prize at the Chelsea Flower Show of 1937, and is engraved with "In Commemoration of the Accession of King George IV" around the rim, and lower down on the body the engraving reads "Chelsea Flower Show May 26 - 28 1937 - To Hocker Edge Gardens For Their Gold Medal Rock Garden". The chalice measures 7.5"(19cm) tall, by 6"(15cm) in diameter, and weighs 22.7 troy ounces.
£3,975