Germany, 19th-20th century AD. A silver gilt chalice with waisted body, bulbous shoulder, everted rim, collared stem and tiered splayed foot, ornamented in repoussé bulbs and ogival ribs; lid with openwork rim of palmettes and foliate forms, central domes, finial with basket of palmettes, oval bulb above ornamented in pellets between spiral band, bead above, surmounted by a statuette, modelled in the round as Saint George, clad in armour, driving a spear into the dragon, with naturalistic detailing to the saint's features; stamped to base. 628 grams, 44.5cm (17 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; previously in the Deutsch collection, Germany. [No Reserve] Condition Report Fine condition, finial repaired.