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1856 Chalice, gilded silver. The cup is smooth, with turned-up rim and openwork gilded housing. The stem has the shape of a baluster. The base is funnel-shaped. The casing has a funnel-shaped edge made of intertwined stylized stalks, with four bas relief heads of six-winged seraphims alternating with oval enamel sections depicting the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and John the Baptist surrounded by frames made of faceted colorless glass. On the stem there are chased acanthus leaves. The upper part of the foundation has narrow, shallow depressions; the lower part has frames made of colorless glass containing bas relief scenes of the flagellation (two scenes), the Crucifixion and descent from the cross, between which are the figures of angels. On the base there are 4 hallmarks: [ÀÊ/1856], [ÏÀ], [84] and the emblem of the city of Moscow, enamel on copper |
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