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Auction 13 · Lot 40
THREE SILVER KIDDUSH CUPS. Kiev, 1889 - 1895.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
All three: beakers with engraved architectural scenes.
A: Engraved beneath rim and at base, in Yiddish and Hebrew, "A sermon-gift ("Drasha-Geschenk") from the Administration of KhilathYofi Talmud Torah, 21 Av, 1923." Marked on base:1895. H: 75mm.
B: 1886; marked on base. H: 50mm.
C: 1889; marked on base. H: 50mm.
summary
A: Kiddush cups inscribed in this manner were often presented to a young man, on the occasion of a sermon he would deliver on the Sabbath celebrating his Bar Mitzvah or prior to his wedding.