Auction 20
Objects: Ceremonial Art and Objects
Dec 19, 2011
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 111:
Silver Charity Bowl - Pressburg Community, 1818
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Sold for: $2,600
Start price:
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1,600
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Small silver bowl, apparently used for collecting charity. Beginning of 19th century.
Cast silver (stamped with silver hallmark and manufacturer's stamp: TD), unadorned.
On inside of bowl there are two round stamps, engraved in the utensil's sides [some are illegible]: "Ge[mach] Holy Community of P[ressburg] 1818".
The Pressburg community, one of the oldest Hungarian communities, became the Jewish Torah focal point of Hungary with the arrival of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, author of "Chatam Sofer" (1792-1839) who served as Rabbi of Pressburg from 1807 until his death.
Diameter: 8 cm. Depth: 3.5 cm. Scratches.
