Antique Sterling Silver Wine Religious Goblet Chalice Irish 1919

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Stunning Irish Sterling Silver Gilt Heavy Gauge Single Wine Goblet or Religous Chalice of Typical Classical Form, early Twentieth Century. … Read more Stunning Irish Sterling Silver Gilt Heavy Gauge Single Wine Goblet or Religous Chalice of Typical Classical Form, early Twentieth Century. Complete with its original silver gilt (on both sides) Paten with initials I H S

The entire upper bowl with incredible silver gilt interior finely embossed which shows scrolling details depicting Art Nouveau styling, the knopped stem ending on a circular shaped dome shaped base.  

Retailed by Gunning & Son Fleet Street, Dublin. Ireland.
A paten or diskos is a small plate used for the celebration of the Eucharist (as in a Mass). It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacraments are stored in the Tabernacle in a Ciborium.

Mark of J S for John Smyth & Sons Dublin Ireland 
Assayed in Dublin 1919. 

Condition: Superb, no imperfections, possibly never used.

Height: (entire as shown) 8.25" (21cm). Diameter: (top rim) 2.75" (7cm). Width: (at base) 4.5” (10.75cm).  
Total Weight: (for the combined two items, an impressive) 14.3 ozs. (405 grams).

Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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JOHN SMITH was a prominent Irish silversmith based in Dublin during the Victorian era, with working dates generally recorded from 1827 to 1855 (though pieces bearing his maker's mark or associated with his workshop, including John Smyth & Sons, appear through the late 19th and into the mid-20th century). See less