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Auction 11 · Lot 263
GILT SILVER ETHROG CONTAINER Pressburg, Austro-Hungary, 1854.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On round stepped foot, with bombe ovoid pattern on lower surface, lobed foot supports fruit form lidded container with foliate and swirl finial. Surface bears rows of bombe ovoid decorative pattern; lid bears, within oval, Hebrew inscription refering to Festival, and name of owner: Haim Brill. Formerly gilt. Marked on rim of base and at bottom of lid. H: 165mm
summary
Although fruit form Ethrog containers are well known, it is uncustomary to find one on such a graceful stand