Kiddush cup of Rebbe Shmuel Schneersohn – the Maharash of Lubavitch.
Silver, marked: Moscow – 1874 and maker's mark: пл [pl]. Decorated with niello and foliate designs
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by the great-granddaughter of Rebbe Maharash, Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift to… the kiddush cup of my great-grandfather the Maharash which He used on shabbos in the final years of His life. I received it as a gift from my grandmother [wife of the Rashab] shortly after I got married". Dated – 5th November 1989.

For another Kiddush cup (also marked Moscow, 1876), which Rebbe Maharash (1834-1882) received as a gift from one of his Chassidim and used on Pesach in the final years of his life, see Kedem Online Auction 35, item 2.

Height: 6 cm. Good condition.