LOT 244:
Silver Goblet For Pesach, Hanau 1900-1917
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$1,200 - $1,500
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Silver Goblet For Pesach, Hanau 1900-1917
Octagonal silver goblet for Passover [marked N-Nuremburg, but actually Hanau, with additional silver marks]. Hanau, 1900-1917.
The goblet's surface bears hammered work, and engravings of leaves, flowers and rocaille. Near the goblet's rim is the inscription: 'ולקחתי אתכם לי לעם' ['I took you for Me as a people'] from the verses regarding the four expressions of redemption. Round base.
Height: 13 cm. Fine condition.
Similar models appear in the Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Chaya Benjamin, catalog #108, and in Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection, by Dr. Yeshayahu Shachar, catalog # 453.