05-21-200905-22-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2456Boston
May 21, 2009 12:00 PMCalender
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American Coin Silver Presentation Kiddush Cup

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$3,555$3,000
Auction: Discovery - 2456Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2009 12:00PM

Description:

American Coin Silver Presentation Kiddush Cup,apparently unmarked, dated 1857,goblet inscribed a "Token of acknowledgment Presented to Mr. J. Sheonbron By the Board of Directors of Noyoth Institute Tishri 1st 5618" within cartouche, (wear),ht. 5 1/2 in.; together with a Grossjean & Woodward mug inscribed to Rizpah Fone Heydenfeldt, a coin silver goblet, a Revere sterling goblet and an Austro-Hungarian silver goblet with Hebrew inscription.

Note: Cincinnati, Ohio, is the oldest Jewish community west of the Alleghenies, and in the mid-19th century was the third largest Jewish community in America. The Noyoth Institute was founded in 1855 by congregation Bene Israel.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Board of Directors of Noyoth Institute Tishri, American Coin Silver Presentation Kiddush Cup, J. Sheonbron By, Ohio, Cincinnati, Noyoth Institute