Sterling Kiddush Cup and Plate

A Stunning Silver and Enamel Kiddush Cup with meticulous and intricate design made by Henryk Winograd in the United States in 1994. Henryk Winograd (1916-2008) was a master silversm...

A Nicely Engraved Silver Kiddush Cup made in Poland in the 19th Century. Classic Polish kiddush cup that was commonly found in many households duri...

This elegant sterling silver Kiddush cup, crafted in America circa 1960, features refined hand-chased linear detailing and a subtle Star of David motif. Thoughtfully integrated, the ...

An impressive Moroccan silver Shabbat Kiddush cup and its original tray from circa 1890 is a remarkable and rare piece of Judaica, that reflects the artistic heritage of Moroccan Jew...

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...

A Tasteful Silver Kiddush Cup, made in Poland in the mid-19th Century. The Kiddush beaker is set on a flat base and its main body has a cylindrical shape with a flaring lip. Engrav...

The Piet Cohen Silver Kiddush Cup Set from Amsterdam in 1997 represents a modern iteration of a traditional Jewish ceremonial object with a notable art...

A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995 Spectacular Kiddush cup for the Passover holiday beautifully embellished with floral and enamel motifs e...

This 84 silver cup was made in Europe, in Poland or parts of Poland that are in modern Russia in the 19th century, the interesting and important in this cup types is that they were s...

Eben Cutler, coin silver goblet from the 19th century adorned with vine-like motifs, faintly gilt inside. It measures 6 1/8'' in height by 3 1/2'' i...