Glazed green plate featuring imagery of chickens, fish and wheat stalks surrounded by the Yiddish text: “Bread, meat and fish bring pleasure to the meal” (paraphrase of Nechemiah 8:10). Plate 10.5 inches (diam.) Pitcher (with lid) 8 inches (height).

Estimate: $8,000–$10,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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CONTINENTAL CERAMIC SABBATH PITCHER AND DISH.

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Late 19th-century

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The sentiments expressed on this most delightful dish relates to the Sabbath song “Yom zeh Mechubad,” which speaks in praise of the Jew who gives honor to the Sabbath, following which God in turn will more than replenish whatever is expended in its celebration.

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Glazed green plate featuring imagery of chickens, fish and wheat stalks surrounded by the Yiddish text: “Bread, meat and fish bring pleasure to the meal” (paraphrase of Nechemiah 8:10). Plate 10.5 inches (diam.) Pitcher (with lid) 8 inches (height).

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