Chalice with an allegory of trade, conical foot with pontil mark. The trunk built from a double baluster with rows of inserted air bubbles. Funnel shaped chalice with rounded bottom. An allegory of the trade is engraved on the chalice, represented by a bust of a winged Mercury above a rococo volute with leaf vines. To the right of the volute a river mouth with merchandise on the bank in the form of a bale and a ton. On the other side of the river, a village scene with a church tower and mills, specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury is on the horizon, Mercury as patron, anonymous, c.

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
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