GERMAN CEREMONIAL CHALICE IN GILT SILVER (19TH CENTURY) ✨🕯️

Some pieces don’t simply enter a room — they settle into it, with solemnity. This German ceremonial chalice from the 19th century carries the presence of an altar and of ritual: the cup opens in a noble gesture, and the gilded interior returns the light with a warm glow, almost sacred.

The body reveals a Historicist language, full of intent: meticulous chasing, floral friezes, and a well-balanced architecture between the elegant vertical stem and the ornamental weight of the base. At the central collar, the dark cabochons — presumably onyx — add contrast and depth, like quiet pauses within the gold.

And then there is the star-shaped base, pierced and richly worked, almost like a metal flower. This is where true old-world luxury is felt: not only the material, but the time behind the gesture — the silversmith’s hand, and the patience of detail.

MAKER / WORKSHOP: German silversmithing of the 19th century, rooted in the great Historicist wave (Neo-Gothic / Neo-Renaissance), when workshops raised gilt silver to an object of representation and ritual. Deep relief chasing, architectural design, and high-level finishing — pieces made to endure and to impress, with a deliberately ceremonial aesthetic.

Available at Batalha Collection (Faro) / reservation & shipping. ✨📩🚚