Rare Gustavian silver cup by Johan Stras from Stockholm, Sweden dated 1792

Very Elegant Fruit Bowl in hallmarked silver from Gothenburg, Sweden dated 1858 by L. Larson & Company. ( See photos) Beautiful decorated with bunches of grapes and Rococo elements...

Six beautiful Fruit Knives in Silver by the famous silversmith Adolf Zethelius from Stockholm, Sweden. The knives are control stamped and marked F4 which means they were made in 1836...

Beautiful Swedish pin tray in stamped silver dated 1865 (L5) in Rococo Revival. Richly decorated in period style. Wear consistent with age and use

An elegant Gustavian cast iron Tobacco Box from Hellefors Bruk, Sweden. Made in Hellefors in 1808 with a ownership inscription SHB 1808 under a royal crown. Beautiful patina. Wear ...

With a racing scene in high relief. Marked: London, 1825, Makers: Emes and Barnard.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this stunning period gold gilt Solid Sterling Silver 1967 dated Queen Margreth cup which has a gold gilt finish ...

Swedish Gustavian 18th century silver beaker by Erik Ernander (Worked ca. 1755 in Uppsala, Sweden), Origin: Sweden, stamped: artist's stamp, Swedish triple crown...

A RARE SILVER SHMIROT KIDDUSH CUP. Galician, c. 1850. Among some Hassidic courts, it was a practice for the Rabbi to give a blessed silver coin to his Hassidim as an amulet. Such protection might be given for all manner of life events, from healing from an illness to success in travel and the amulet was carried on the body of the recipient. This custom was particularly popular among the Ryzhiner Hassidim and these coins were called "Shmirot". To such coins were attributed extraordinary power and value and they were treasured with great care and love. this cup is marked with polish loth 12 mark which indicate silver content of 75%. Size : Height 2.3 inch / 6 cm Width : 2 inch / 5 cm After the specific event for which they had originally be given, such a coin or coins were used in the making of other objects, which maintained the special aura of the Rabbi. Such a coin would be melted in other silver with the amuletic valued being spread evenly to all the silver. Then a ritual object would be fashioned by a silversmith and the special nature of the item would be inscribed on it, indicating in one of several ways that this object had been made from "Shmirot". this objects include Kiddish cups, a Havdalah tray, a Shabbat salt holder, a Chanukkah Menorah, a Torah crown etc. This object is a Kiddish cup fashioned from such silver. On this cup, the inscription indicating Shmirot is found in the abbreviation of the words "made from shmirot k (kodesh)' " (This is the cup of Shmirot). Such cups were used for blessing the wine so that each use renewed the power of protection granted by the Rabbi. This cup was used for the blessing over wine on Shabbat and holidays. Inscription: the other iconography on the cup is of a lion that represent Through the tribe of Judah, the lion symbol came to represent the blessing, majesty, and even divine protection of the Jews. The lion symbol continued to be used even after the destruction of Jerusalem, the capital of Judah's nation, and a unicorn or a re'em, also reëm (Hebrew: רְאֵם), is an animal mentioned nine times in the Hebrew Bible It has been translated as "unicorn" in the Latin Vulgate, King James Version, and in some Christian Bible translations as "oryx" (which was accepted as the referent in Modern Hebrew),[citation needed] "wild ox", "wild bull", "buffalo" or "rhinoceros". Rabbi Natan Slifkin has argued that the re'em was an aurochs, as has Isaac Asimov...