Lot 23
  • 23

A fine pewter Passover plate, Germany, 18th century, the decoration Prague, 1760

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • diameter: 17in (43.2cm.)
the central section decorated with  two lions flanking a crown above vignettes of Moses and Aaron, the Four Sons, and the Binding of Isaac taken from the Amsterdam Haggadah, interspersed with Hebrew inscriptions including the owner's name, Itzik and his wife Rebecca, signed by Moses Grinhut of Prague and the date 1760, the outer rim chased and engraved with the order of the Passover alternating with vignettes of the appropriate sections, struck on the reverse with rubbed touchmark

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 12 July 1984, lot 290

Literature

Jay Weinstein, A Collector's Guide to Judaica, Thames and Hudson, London, 1985, p. 153

Condition

maker's name not readable, slight discoloration in areas, especially near rim, engraving still crisp
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