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Auction 13 · Lot 54
UNUSUAL PEWTER CHARITY PLATE. Germany or Holland, 1744.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Plate with raised rim; center engraved with star, flowers; a bird and semi-circles decorate rim. Hebrew inscriptions include "Charity saves from death" in center of star; names of festivals inscribed between points of star; on band near rim: "…and penitence, and prayer, and charity avert the evil decree" (Yom Kippur liturgy). Marked on back. Diam: 310mm. Some wear.
summary
Although the citation on the plate refers to the Day of Atonement, this object may well have been used to collect for the needy before each of the festivals cited. The design of this plate is reminiscent of German pewter Seder plates.