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.

Estimate: $2,500–$3,500
Hammer price: $2,500

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GILT AND ENAMELLED GLASS KIDDUSH CUP Bohemia, c. 1933.

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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

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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.

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