Silver Kiddush Cup. Augsburg, circa 1760
Antique octagonal engraved Kiddush cup on foot, handcrafted in Augsburg, Germany in the mid-18th century.
Description: Octagonal engraved Kiddush cup on foot, classic to location and
period. The octagonal upper part of the bowl is engraved with attractive floral
decorations and inscribed with the verse, "Remember the day of Shabbos to sanctify it", while the lower part of the bowl is round and fluted surmounted on a stem with an octagonal knop and rounded chased base.
See a nearly identical item by the same artisan in the book of the Jewish Museum collection in London, Item #396.
Condition: Moderately good, weldings between the foot and cup as well as between the foot and bottom. Dents on the foot, partial loss at the bottom.
Size:
11.5 cm high
Hallmark: Marked with the city’s insignia and artisan’s hallmark of HM (Hieronymus Mittnacht) on both its base and bowl.
Weight: 100 grams
Provenance: Yechezkel Toporowitch Collection
Kos shel Brachah
The kiddush cup and “cup of blessing” escorts a Jew throughout his life cycle. Beginning with the blessing recited at the circumcision, then the blessings recited under the chuppah, and continuing regularly with the kiddush and havdalah recited on every Shabbos and Yom Tov, the silver becher is an integral item in every Jewish home.
“If he can afford it, he should take a silver goblet, as this alludes to lovingkindness, as the numerical value of ‘kos, cup’ is Elokim, which is the aspect of justice; and therefore, if it is silver, it sweetens it.” (Kaf Hachaim 472:11)
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