An Irish silver replica of the Ardagh ChaliceSharman D Neill, Dublin 1915, incuse stamped SHARMAN D NEILL LTD BELFAST
Hemispherical bowl, embossed with bands of Celtic knot-work and various bosses, the twin handles similarly engraved, the whole supported on a short cylindrical mid-section, terminating in a domed circular foot, height 23.5cm, diameter 25.5cm, weight 79.5oz.FootnotesThe Ardagh Hoard, best known for the Ardagh Chalice, is a hoard of metalwork from the 8th and 9th centuries. Found in 1868 by two young local boys, Jim Quin and Paddy Flanagan, it is now on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. It consists of the chalice, a much plainer stemmed cup in copper-alloy, and four brooches — three elaborate pseudo-penannular ones, and one a true penannular brooch of the thistle type; this is the latest object in the hoard, and suggests it may have been deposited around 900 AD.
The chalice is a large, two-handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, brass, lead pewter and enamel, which has been assembled from 354 separate pieces; this complex construction is typical of early Christian Irish metalwork. The main body of the chalice is formed from two hemispheres of sheet silver joined with a rivet hidden by a gilt-bronze band. The width across its rim is 7.5 inches (190 mm). The names of the apostles are incised in a frieze around the bowl, below a girdle bearing inset gold wirework panels of animals, birds, and geometric interlace. Techniques used include hammering, engraving, lost-wax casting, filigree applique, cloisonné and enamel.
For a similar example to the present lot, see Bonhams, The Scottish Sale Part II, 29 & 30 August 2012, lot 298
An Irish silver replica of the Ardagh ChaliceSharman D Neill, Dublin 1915, incuse stamped SHARMAN D NEILL LTD BELFAST
Hemispherical bowl, embossed with bands of Celtic knot-work and various bosses, the twin handles similarly engraved, the whole supported on a short cylindrical mid-section, terminating in a domed circular foot, height 23.5cm, diameter 25.5cm, weight 79.5oz.FootnotesThe Ardagh Hoard, best known for the Ardagh Chalice, is a hoard of metalwork from the 8th and 9th centuries. Found in 1868 by two young local boys, Jim Quin and Paddy Flanagan, it is now on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. It consists of the chalice, a much plainer stemmed cup in copper-alloy, and four brooches — three elaborate pseudo-penannular ones, and one a true penannular brooch of the thistle type; this is the latest object in the hoard, and suggests it may have been deposited around 900 AD.
The chalice is a large, two-handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, brass, lead pewter and enamel, which has been assembled from 354 separate pieces; this complex construction is typical of early Christian Irish metalwork. The main body of the chalice is formed from two hemispheres of sheet silver joined with a rivet hidden by a gilt-bronze band. The width across its rim is 7.5 inches (190 mm). The names of the apostles are incised in a frieze around the bowl, below a girdle bearing inset gold wirework panels of animals, birds, and geometric interlace. Techniques used include hammering, engraving, lost-wax casting, filigree applique, cloisonné and enamel.
For a similar example to the present lot, see Bonhams, The Scottish Sale Part II, 29 & 30 August 2012, lot 298
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