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Auction 8 · Lot 73
SILVER KIDDUSH CUP Russia, 1888.
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- $350
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Beaker on domed base, one knob forming shaft, supporting cup which broadens to rim, lower section reeded, with two oriform twisted handles. Embossed with swirls and feathers on body; acanthus leaf band on base. Engraved in two rondels, in Hebrew and English: “From Sophia Blickman to Arthur Sumner, Bar Mitzvah, Feb. 18, 1911.” Marked on base. H: 170mm.
summary
A Russian Kiddush cup became the Bar Mitzvah present for an American boy.