Auction 109 Winner's Unlimited - Eretz Israel & Zionism, Postcards & Photographs, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Letters from Rabbis & Rebbes
By Winner'S
Aug 21, 2018
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 244:

Silver Goblet For Pesach, Hanau 1900-1917


Start price:
$ 800
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Auction took place on Aug 21, 2018 at Winner'S

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.