Auction 76 · Lot 379
Art-Noveau style with foliage rendered in fine repoussé work.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
American Silver Presentation Cup
Publication
New York, 1889
Description
Bundles of verdant flowers adorn the cup. Elaborate handle with elegantly winding lines. Engraved: “Presented by Graduates, Hebrew Technical Institute, Class ‘86.” Marked: Gorham. Width: 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) x Height: 3.1 inches (8 cm).
summary
The Hebrew Technical Institute was a vocational high school in New York City set up with the goal of training Jewish immigrants in a range of hands-on skills and craft-work. Three charity organizations, the United Hebrew Charities, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum and the Hebrew Free School founded the Institute in 1884. It closed in 1939.