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Auction 7 · Lot 97
SILVER KIDDUSH CUP. Master: J.B.; Ukraine, 19th century.
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Stemmed goblet on convex base; cup with bombe base broadens to rim; embossed foliate bands on lower and upper sections of cup. Engraved with two stars of David, and Hebrew dedication: “A gift upon the ocasion of the sermon, from the Holy Burial Society ‘The Voice of Joy and Salvation.’” Marked on base. H: 123mm.
summary
Kiddush cups inscribed in this manner were often presented to a young man, on the occasion of a sermon he would preach on the Sabbath celebrating his Bar Mitzvah or prior to his wedding