Kiddush Cup and Elijah's Cup – Pair of Large Decorated Silver Cups – Russian Empire / Galicia, 1876 – R. Mordechai Shachtman

Opening: $5,000
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium

Pair of cups: a Kiddush cup and Elijah's Cup. Russian Empire / Galicia, with a dedication inscription from 1876.
Silver, engraved; both goblets are marked on the base with the quality mark "84" and the initials "P. B.(?)" in cursive Cyrillic script (presumably the maker's mark).
Large and impressive cups, with a narrow base and a body that widens towards the rim. One cup is engraved with the inscription "This / Cup / for R. / Mordechai / Shachtman / 1876" and the second cup is engraved with the inscription "This / Cup of / Elijah the Prophet… 1876".
Both cups are similarly decorated with intricate vines, a large bird of prey (eagle) with wings spread to the sides, and a pair of large, tongue-lolling lions supporting with their paws a rectangular frame with an arched top (within these frames, the aforementioned inscriptions are engraved). Elijah's Cup also features a double-headed eagle embellishment, engraved below the frame.


Height: 8.5 cm, base diameter: 4.7 cm, rim diameter: 8.2 cm. Overall good condition.

Jewish Ceremonial Art
Jewish Ceremonial Art