Large Silver gilt chalice cup Sweden

Superb quality 18th century style solid silver Swedish wine cup or beaker . Mercury gilt interior as well as top lip exterior and carved gilt pedestal foot. Good hallmarks for silver marks indicate this is a 19th century Swedish piece. These types of cups or challice were usually only given to nobleman or military elite as they were quite expensive to make. They are sometimes later engraved as prizes or in memory of and this one has the monogram Al and "minne av Alfred". Hallmarked Sweden, 19th century Empire 150 grams.