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A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER DOUBLE CUP FOR CIRCUMCISION
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on both bases with maker's mark and city mark.
- parcel-gilt silver
- height 4 1/4 in.
- 10.8 cm
double gourd form, each cup chased with band of entrelac with Hebrew inscriptions for circumcision alternating with flowerheads.
Exhibited
New York, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, The Collector's Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection, 1993, no. 42, p. 23
Condition
Condition good except minor dents.
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 Hebrew inscriptions read: "Cup of Blessing" and "Cup of Mezizah."
Christian Drentwett II, member of a well-known Augsburg famil of goldsmiths, was born in 1729, became master in 1754 and died in 1801. More than twenty items by him are listed by Selig in Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede, 1529-1868, pp. 398-399.