Charles Christofle & Cie. A gilt and silvered bronze presentation kalyx Paris, circa 1875

centered by the figure of Minerva, the reverse inscribed TRÉSOR D'HILDESHEIM / FAC-SIMILE GALVANIQUE / CHRISTOFLE & C^IE.

Very good condition with extensive tarnishing to silver which could easily be cleaned. Light dents and scratches. Some traces of corrosion around the circular high relief plate, Minerva's drapery and her helmet.
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The present model was created by Christofle following the discovery on October 17, 1868, in Hildesheim, Germany, of the Roman original dated circa 1st Century AD and attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, now in the permanent collection of the Berlin Museum (Pergamon).

Compare with the same model on its pendant tripod pedestal designed for Christofle by Charles Rossigneux (1816-1909), which sold Sotheby's, Paris, October 17, 2007, lot 28.