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Auction 24 · Lot 352
Beaker, slightly flared at lip, engraved with two lions flanking medallion containing Hebrew inscription. Marked on base. H: 70mm.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $1,100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER “SHEMIRAH” KIDDUSH CUP.
Cracow, Poland, 1847.
summary
A Hassidic Rebbe would often reward his faithful disciples with silver coins. In some cases, these coins, which were considered protective, would later be made into Kiddush cups. This example of a “Shemirah” (guardian) cup, bears a Hebrew inscription refering to the “ …protective coins made into a cup for the Sabbath Kiddush.”