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Auction 8 · Lot 105
Barrel form cups which join at lips, each with embossed ring trim. Each cup is used for a diferent portion of the circumcision ceremony, and is labelled accordingly. Marked on bases. H: 110mm.
- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- $3,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER DOUBLE CUP FOR CIRCUMCISION
Austro-Hungary, 1817; Master: B.S.M.
summary
The form of these cups reflects an earlier German type, see Barnett, No. 491, Pl. CXLVI.