A PAIR OF BAROQUE VERMEIL AND ENAMEL KIDDUSH BEAKER

Description:

Augsburg, ca. 1705
H. 8 cm
Gilt, silver, conical cups on a flared base. The body with opaque enamel on a black ground, each featuring three medallions with portraits of ladies in polychrome enamel painting, flanked by gold foliage. Hebrew characters on the base (To life!), hallmark (Seling 165ff.), maker's mark Esaias Busch II (master from 1677, died 1705, Seling No. 1701). Total weight approx. 257g. Enamel minimally damaged and slightly restored.
From an old private collection, Munich