Vermeil chalice, paten, and small ladle; the chalice consists of...

Vermeil chalice, paten, and small ladle; the chalice consists of a hemispherical bowl secured with a screw-on base, featuring an engraved design of fleurs-de-lis alternating with purple and yellow gemstones and the inscription "SANGUIS XHRISTI." It rests on a foot adorned with a knot featuring an alternating pattern of fleurs-de-lis and violet and yellow gemstones, and a frieze of hearts; the base’s flange features a chiseled design on one side depicting a scene of the Crucifixion and on the other a cup framed by two birds and the engraved inscription “BIBITE INEBRIAMINI”; beneath the base, the inscription “Eugenio Regnault Hunc Calincem Sua Mater Suaque Soror et Amici Donno Dedere Anno Domini MCMXXVI” is engraved. The center of the paten is engraved with a Eucharistic motif (a fish and a basket) and the inscription “Corpus Christi, Venite Comedite.” All pieces bear the fineness hallmark: Minerva I, and the master silversmith’s mark: Paul Brunet—initials PB with a miter (1871–1913). Total weight of the lot: 1,008.2 g; height (chalice) 19 cm, base diameter: 15.5 cm, diameter (paten): 19 cm. Paul Brunet was a Parisian silversmith who worked on Rue de la Ferronnerie and is listed in Berthod and Hardouin-Fugier’s *Dictionary of Liturgical Arts*. A leading specialist in church silverwork, he won several medals at exhibitions, including those of 1876 and 1878.