Footed glass, slightly tapered from top, with faceted bottom; six panels, each containing finely executed portrait of a famous sage, titled below; blue painted decoration and gilt rim and trim. H: 135mm. Rim worn.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 71
GILT AND ENAMELLED GLASS KIDDUSH CUP
Bohemia, c. 1933.
Footed glass, slightly tapered from top, with faceted bottom; six panels, each containing finely executed portrait of a famous sage, titled below; blue painted decoration and gilt rim and trim. H: 135mm. Rim worn.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PRICE REALIZED $2,500
The Rabbis portrayed are: Rashi, Maimonides, Joseph Karo, the Ba’al Shem Tov, the Gaon of Vilna, and the Chatham Sofer. These images first appeared in a poster produced for the Agudath Israel organization by Schlesinger Brothers in Vienna, 1933