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Auction 9 · Lot 63
SILVER HAVDALAH COMPENDIUM. Berlin, 19th century.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On four cast paw feet, square section with four-sectioned drawer, from which rise four tubular columns. These hold a shield-from platform with vertical round candleholder and convex handle, and are topped by square domed element with central hole. Marked on base and inside drawer. H: 155mm.
summary
A compendium, which would hold both the candle and the spices used during the Havdalah ritual, was first used by German Jews
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