Lot 168
  • 168

A German silver Kiddush cup, Rudiger Herfurth, Frankfurt-am-Main, circa 1770

Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • marked on foot and lip
  • silver
  • height 5 1/8 in.
  • 13cm
the cup and foot with incised spiral fluting, centered by a faceted knop, the rim engraved wih Hebrew inscription, probably half of a double cup

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, Judaic Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art, December 6 and 7, 1984, lot 317.

Condition

small dents to bowl and foot rim, otherwise good
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