Faceted beaker, bottom engraved with star, on front: engraved depiction of Synagogue, labelled in German; on back, in German, “Souvenir from Leipa, Bohemia.” H: 135mm.

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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RUBY GLASS BEAKER Bohemia, late 19th century

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Leipa, also known as Ceska-Lipa, is a town in Northern Boehmia which recorded its first Jewish residents in 1562. In 1862, a new synagogue was built; at the time, over 100 Jewish families lived there.

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Faceted beaker, bottom engraved with star, on front: engraved depiction of Synagogue, labelled in German; on back, in German, “Souvenir from Leipa, Bohemia.” H: 135mm.

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