MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, LONDON, 1810

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A FINE SILVER CIRCUMCISION CUP
Maker's mark indistinct, London, 1810
Set on a spreading stepped circular base with a short stem, the plain bowl finely engraved with contemporary Hebrew inscription in two circular bands: "from the godfather (sandak) to the child Re'uven Zelig son of Avraham, Shabbat eve, 28 of Iyar, 5570 (1810), Ya'akov son of David ha-Kohen", gilt interior
8.7cm. high
marked on base
82gr.

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Lot Essay

Virtual identical Circumcision Cup, probably by T.P. Dexter, also London 1810, with different Hebrew inscription but most probably by the same hand, is illustrated in: Barnet, R.D., Catalogue of the Jewish Museum London, London, 1974, p.92 no.492, plate CXVI

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