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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Brassey, post: 4295170, member: 15277&quot;]This super Vienna cup came up in a mixed lot at auction today. It is finely hand painted en grisaille with a young woman dressed in black</p><p>dropping flowers onto a heap of petals. It is captioned Sacrifice Amicale which I think means friendly sacrifice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if this is allegorical in some way. I can’t find other references to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cup is impressed Io8 and 47. I’ve only seen the Io8 on mid 18th c Vienna pieces before. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on the meaning of the decoration?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]346596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]346598[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]346599[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]346600[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]346601[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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