A GERMAN SILVER FESTIVAL KIDDUSH GOBLET.
AUCTION 56 |
Thursday, December 06th,
2012 at 1:00
Magnificent Judaica: From the Collection of the Jewish Historial Society of England
Lot 3
A GERMAN SILVER FESTIVAL KIDDUSH GOBLET.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
PRICE REALIZED $9,500
Augsburg, 1761-63.
Octagonal bowl engraved with flowers and scrolls set on scalloped circular base with Hebrew inscription engraved on rim. Along the edge of bowl the Hebrew inscription reads: “And Moses Declared the Festivals of God to the Children of Israel” (Lev. 23:44.)
Marks: At base: marked on foot rim with Dutch tax mark for foreign made silver.
On bowl: marked H (for Johann Christoph Honing?) and Augsburg P, 1761-63.
Height: 5 3/8 inches (14 cm). Diameter of base: 2 inches (5.4 cm).
Arthur Grimwade, Catalogue of the JHSE Collection, no. 63 (50).