Description American Sterling Silver Gilt Chalice and Paten
inscribed January 1919, by Benziger Brothers, New York, New York, the chalice with plain cup and hexagonally-lobed node and collar, the former faced with cherubim, above a stepped base with alternating portrait (Jesus, Mary and Joseph) and openwork scroll medallions, the latter each centering a paste jewel, the underside with a gilt-metal insert engraved with a presentation inscription from a Hungarian couple; the plain paten engraved with the IHS Christogram within a cross and crown of thorns.
chalice h. 10-1/8", base dia. 6", paten dia. 6"; 21.73 total t. oz. (excluding gilt-metal insert)
Provenance: Private collection, Mobile, Alabama.