George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1922 London, Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co
A pair of George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1922 London, with maker's mark for Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co (Jacob Rozenzweig), each with a cup shaped bowl raised on a knopped stem and conical spreading base, engraved with vacant shield form cartouche surrounded by stylised foliage between bands of strapwork, each marked to the base, weight: 57g. One cup slightly bent, in otherwise good condition as catalogued, height: 3.74 in.
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted. - George V - George V (1865 – 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936.
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