Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
London Kiddush Cup with Dedicatory Inscription to the Cardiff Synagogue, Wales – 1883
Opening: $350
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Kiddush cup, made by Charles Boyton (II), London, presumably 1868. With dedicatory inscription dated 1883.
Silver, engraved and inscribed (fully marked with London hallmarks).
Kiddush cup on a stem; two silver plaques soldered to the cup, each engraved with a dedicatory inscription, one in Hebrew (see Hebrew description), and the other in English:
“Presented by / S. W. Joseph / to the Cardiff Hebrew Congregation / in commemoration of his son / Leopold’s Barmitzvah / Shebat 5643”.
“Presented by / S. W. Joseph / to the Cardiff Hebrew Congregation / in commemoration of his son / Leopold’s Barmitzvah / Shebat 5643”.
Height: 14.5 cm, diameter: 7.5 cm. Good condition.
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