1880-1900
A gilt chalice, the foot engraved with leaf patterns and an encircled cross; the hexagonal-section stem decorated with engraved archways and brickwork design, separated in the centre by an elaborately pierced knop; the calyx in the form of cast trilobate stylized leaves.
21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Qingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta, brown-gray ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianCeramic
19th centuryRussianMetal
Spanish'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale blue glaze over appliqué ornaments.
13th-14th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishTerracotta; reddish yellow clay with slip, decoration in dark brown glaze
7th century BCEGreekTerracotta