Lot 579 : Estimate £450-£500

A large early 19th Century commemorative goblet with possible reference to the Crimean War, ovoid bowl engraved with a large panel depicting Mars, the God of War, with engraved script panel verso 'Tuesday was sacred to the God of War, who in his armour, pointed spear, and shield, drawn by two horses, in a golden car, hastened with fury to the 'battlefield', above a hollow blown baluster form stem and circular spread foot, height 29cm.

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