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Auction 11 · Lot 329
GILT SILVER BOWL Austro-Hungary, 1816
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On four cast feet with medallion terminals, oval bowl, swirled body, reinforced lip, with two ovoid cast handles; gilt interior. Heberw inscription engraved on base: “Blessed be your shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough...the Lord will command the blessing with thee in thy barns.” (Deut. 28:5, 8) On bottom, Hebrew date. Marked in center. W: 365mm.
summary
The unusual inscriptions are entirely appropriate for a serving bowl.