Auction 17 · Lot 579
On domed base with one reeded band above lip, square drawer divided into six sections slides into lobed holder from which rise four staves which support sliding candleholder and top flat plate. Marked inside drawer. H: 175mm.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER HAVDALAH COMPENDIUM
Germany, 18th century
summary
The concept of combining several ceremonial requirements of the Havdalah ceremony into one beautifully designed object is uniquely German. For a similar object, see R.D. Barnett, Jewish Museum (London) Catalogue (1974) number 408, pl. CXXVII, p. 77.