Auction 76 · Lot 385
Six utensils used for ritual foods displayed on the Passover Seder table.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
German Silver Passover Condiment Set
Publication
Hanau, Late 19th-century
Description
An array of classic/lavish German Baroque floral and vegetal motifs unify the varied condiment set. Marked: Gebrüder Gutgesell.
The equipage includes:
* Wheelbarrow used for Haroset. Width: 3 inches (7.6 cm).
* Bucket with decorated handle used for salt water. Width: 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) x Height: 2 inches (5 cm).
* Circular shallow dish with identical miniature male heads on handles. Engraved with a high-relief scene of baby Moses found in the Nile River (Exodus 2). Width: 5.2 inches (13.2 cm).
* Miniature egg-shaped stepped goblet. Width: 2.5 (6.3 cm) x Height: 1.8 inches (4.6 cm).
* Small oval-shaped tray adorned with fruits and flowers at center and around the inner rim. Width: 3.4 inches (8.6 cm).
* Miniature circular dish decorated with a grapes at the center. Width: 5.5 inches (13.9 cm).
summary
For a similar example, see J. Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica (1985), no. 201.