Auction 56 · Lot 4
A RARE SILVER FESTIVAL KIDDUSH GOBLET.
- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000
- Hammer price
- $50,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
summary
Octagonal bowl engraved with groups of figures illustrating the Festivals, alternating with strapwork medallions with Hebrew inscriptions: Pesach, Shevu’oth, Sukoth, Rosh Hashanah. Set on hexagonal baluster stem and moulded shaped foot engraved with panels of foliage. With Hebrew inscription along the edge of bowl: “And Moses Declared the Festivals of God to the Children of Israel” (Lev. 23:44.)
Indistinct marks. Height: 6 1/2 inches (16.8 cm). Diameter of base: 3 inches (7.9 cm).
As recorded by Arthur Grimwade (no. 61-58) this cup was presented to the Jewish Historical Society of England by Anthony and Lionel de Rothschild in memory of their father, Leopold de Rothschild (1845-1917). Additionally, Grimwade notes the cup as stemming from Augsburg, circa 1740.