Auction 64 · Lot 341
PALESTINE OLIVE-WOOD PASSOVER SEDER EQUIPAGE.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
20th-century
Description
Carved, inlaid octagonal Passover Seder plate, comprised of three designated tiers for Matzah, topped by tray with eight rustically carved vignettes of Holy Land sites with Hebrew captions; appropriate phrase from the Passover Seder liturgy in Hebrew along entire perimeter. Six small wooden beakers fit slight depressions in center, labeled with each Seder element including wine. Height (with beakers) 10 inches; diameter 13.75 inches. Small cracks.
summary
For a similar example, see J. Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica (1985) no. 204.