Auction 56 · Lot 3
A GERMAN SILVER FESTIVAL KIDDUSH GOBLET.
- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000
- Hammer price
- $9,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
summary
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).