A GERMAN SILVER KIDDUSH CUP FOR SUKKOT, JOHANN FRIEDRICH EHE, NUREMBERG, 1789-93
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December 17, 06:59 PM GMT
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6,000 - 9,000 USD
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A GERMAN SILVER KIDDUSH CUP FOR SUKKOT, JOHANN FRIEDRICH EHE, NUREMBERG, 1789-93
On domed base chased with shellwork, octagonal baluster stem, the bowl chased with lobes and with a band of flat-chased flowers, the octagonal rim with Hebrew inscription translated as “Holiday of Sukkot, observe for seven days” punctuated by a flower
markedon bowl and foot rim with maker, city, date letter and assay scrape
height 5 1/8 in.
13 cm
Johann Friedrich Ehe (1773-1808) specialized in Judaica. For examples of his work, see Karin Tebbe et al, Nurnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, pp.104-106, where four Torah Shields, four Kiddush Cups, a Hanukah Lamp, a Havdalah Compendium, are listed, also branches for a Sabbath lamp made earlier by Martin Carl Hanias,gen.Dublon.