Baroque communion chalice, silver, partially gilt. On a six-pass stand with putti heads and laurel wreath cartouches, shaft with baluster in the shape of a grapevine and disc nodus in the shape of a blossom. Goblet-shaped bowl with slightly flared rim. A surrounding relief of acanthus tendrils, pointed arches and cartouches laid over the smooth wall. The cartouches on the dome and foot depict, among other things, instruments of torture, dice and a garment as illustrations of the Passion of Jesus. Damaged; weight approx. 375 g. H. 21.5 cm. Provenance: Estate liquidation of a South German private collection - Part I. A South German Baroque silver communion cup. Damaged. South German. 17th/18th century.