TOULOUSE 1681 - 1682 AND LIMOUX 1690 - 1700 Part of a silver ciborium, the leafy and pearled border is extended by a plain stave bearing a foot whose central flowered and leafy knot is framed by gadrooned rounds. The cup is plain like the interior in vermeil. The lid is missing. Master silversmith : for TOULOUSE illegible, for LIMOUX Adrien DENYS, received in 1688 in LIMOUX Weight : 296,3 g - height : 16,8 cm - diameter of the base : 12,9 cm Re-use in religious silversmithing was common for economy. TOULOUSE 1681 - 1682 AND LIMOUX 1690 - 1700 A part of a silver ciborium Master silversmith: for TOULOUSE illegible, for LIMOUX Adrien DENYS

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