Important Judaica
Important Judaica
Property of a New York Private Collector
TWO BOHEMIAN CUT-GLASS GOBLETS, CIRCA 1901
Auction Closed
December 17, 06:59 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a New York Private Collector
TWO BOHEMIAN CUT-GLASS GOBLETS, CIRCA 1901
one engraved with a vignette depicting Theodore Herzl before the Tower of David in Jerusalem with the inscription "if you want it, it is not a legend", a reference to the Jewish homeland, the other engraved in Hebrew "May you be inscribed for a good year" with the date 5661 (1901)
heights 7 1/2 in. and 6 1/8 in.
19 cm; 15.6 cm
Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, September 29, 1994, lot 172
The image of Theodore Herzl is a reference to a popular image used to promote the Jewish National Fund, an organization established at the Fifth World Zionist Conference in 1901.