Stemmed goblet with applique oval medallion bearing portrait of the sage Don Abarbanel at front, and at rear, dedication plaque.
AUCTION 35 |
Tuesday, November 21st,
2006 at 1:00
Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 302
AMERICAN SILVER KIDDUSH CUP.
Stemmed goblet with applique oval medallion bearing portrait of the sage Don Abarbanel at front, and at rear, dedication plaque.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
This dedication inscription bears a Hebrew citation and the following English text: “Leviticus 25:12; Silver Jubilee of the Don Abarbanel Lodge, Order Brith Abraham, 1887 - 1912; March Tenth, Nineteen Hundred And Twelve, New York City”
For further information on this benevolent society see Samuel Koenig, The Social Aspects of the Jewish Mutual Benefit Societies in: Social Forces, Vol. 18, No. 2 (1939) pp. 268-74.