This has to be one of my favourite engraved nautilus cups by the Master Carver, Cornelius Bellekin.
The intricate details of scenes depicting "The Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite" and the "Birth of Venus" are extraordinary. Wien (Vienna), Austria Date: 1699
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