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<p>[QUOTE="FriscoP60, post: 108223, member: 1545"]I have what I believe is the chalice that was used for the coronation of Napoleon I. It bears hallmarks that indicates it was made by Jean-Charles Cahier between 1801 and 1809. The experts at Christies dismissed my claim, saying Jean-Charles Cahier didn't make any of the liturgical items for the coronation ceremony, but according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication:</p><p><br /></p><p>Jean Charles Cahier (1772-1849) fut orfèvre de 1801 à 1849 et son successeur fut Poussielgue-Rusand. Les deux pièces exécutées pour Sélestat sont donc des oeuvres de jeunesse de l'orfèvre qui établira sa réputation lors du sacre de Napoléon Ier, qui lui commanda plusieurs pièces pour la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Par la suite, il fournit de nombreuses pièces pour la cathédrale et pour la chapelle des Tuileries. A la Restauration, il sera un des principaux orfèvres de la famille royale. Ses oeuvres classées au titre des Monuments Historiques (19) sont essentiellement religieuses (calices, ostensoirs, baiser de paix, croix de procession).</p><p><br /></p><p>The original design for the chalice was drafted by Charles Percier and can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum. When you compare my chalice to Percier's blueprint, there is no question that there is a relationship.[ATTACH=full]27233[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FriscoP60, post: 108223, member: 1545"]I have what I believe is the chalice that was used for the coronation of Napoleon I. It bears hallmarks that indicates it was made by Jean-Charles Cahier between 1801 and 1809. The experts at Christies dismissed my claim, saying Jean-Charles Cahier didn't make any of the liturgical items for the coronation ceremony, but according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication: Jean Charles Cahier (1772-1849) fut orfèvre de 1801 à 1849 et son successeur fut Poussielgue-Rusand. Les deux pièces exécutées pour Sélestat sont donc des oeuvres de jeunesse de l'orfèvre qui établira sa réputation lors du sacre de Napoléon Ier, qui lui commanda plusieurs pièces pour la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Par la suite, il fournit de nombreuses pièces pour la cathédrale et pour la chapelle des Tuileries. A la Restauration, il sera un des principaux orfèvres de la famille royale. Ses oeuvres classées au titre des Monuments Historiques (19) sont essentiellement religieuses (calices, ostensoirs, baiser de paix, croix de procession). The original design for the chalice was drafted by Charles Percier and can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum. When you compare my chalice to Percier's blueprint, there is no question that there is a relationship.[ATTACH=full]27233[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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