Havdallah plate, inscribed in Hebrew: “Mitzvath Hashem Barah Me’irath Einayim - Gut Vokh, Gut Yohr.

GROUP OF FIVE BRASS CEREMONIAL TRAYS DESIGNED BY HEINRICH SCHWED

Munich, 1920’s

* Four other trays densely ornamented and with “Mazal Tov” inscribed in Hebrew, two of which include the phrase: “Atah Shalom, U’Vethcha Shalom, vechol asher lecha Shalom.” Two trays unmarked, one tray marked with maker’s name in Hebrew, and two trays with maker’s monogram. Sizes (diam) range from: 4.5 inches (11 cm) to 15.5 inches (39 cm). Born in 1880 in Reichmannsdorf, Thuringia, Heinrich Schwed worked fashioning Judaica for only a brief period of his life while living in Munich. He clearly brought an original artistic perspective to his craft. Following Kristallnacht he, his wife and two daughters found refuge in Argentina. He died in Buenos Aires in 1962. See Jewish Museum, Munich: www.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de/ausstellungen/ausstellungsarchiv/schilder-und-metallkunst-heinrich-schwed.html.