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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base rim with city mark and maker's mark.
- silver-gilt
- height 5 1/4 in.
- 13.4 cm
vase-shaped octagonal bowl chased with strapwork below Hebrew inscriptions, on conforming baluster stem and foot.
Exhibited
New York, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, The Collector's Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection, 1993, no. 56, p. 26, illus.
Condition
Lead solder repair at top and base of stem - otherwise good condition, gilding faded.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The inscription translated reads: "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy" (Exodus 20:8) and "Observe the Sabbath day to keep it Holy (Deuteronomy 5:12) in the year [5]496 (1736)."
Bartholomäus Heuglin, son of silversmith Johann Erhard I Heuglin, was born 1701, became master in 1730 and died in 1740. Seling lists religious items made by him; see Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, no. 2225, p. 355.
Bartholomäus Heuglin, son of silversmith Johann Erhard I Heuglin, was born 1701, became master in 1730 and died in 1740. Seling lists religious items made by him; see Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, no. 2225, p. 355.