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CIRCUMCISION DOUBLE CUP.

Auction 69 · Lot 358

CIRCUMCISION DOUBLE CUP.

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$850

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Description

Two cups, joined together at rims, each of bulbuous shape chased and engraved with alternating fruit and floral motifs and Hebrew passages of the circumcision blessings and liturgy throughout, including the wish “…May he grow toward the Torah, Marriage and Good Deeds, Amen.” The interior of each cup set with a medallion of Biblical scenes (Sacrifice of Isaac and the Spies carrying the giant grape cluster). Together: 3.5 inches.
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