For serious Judaica collectors You may find the references through the Internet or from prominent auction houses. It is a solid copper cup with the engraving and inscription as seen. It has the name Sir David Sassoon in Hebrew ; 'si'(senor or mister) David Sassoon Below 'Dagan & Tirosh' (corn or grain, new wine), you may see a fish and a chair (status symbol). I was told that it was used for 'Mayim Achronim', 'Netilat Yadayim', or used for 'Zedaka' (charity) maybe at 'Bnei Israel' synagogue in India. (see ref. (2 handles were used by Ashkenazi and one by Sefaradi-Iraqis...).
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