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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER PASSOVER COMPENDIUM
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- marked on tiers and four containers.
- silver
- height 15 in.; diameter 13 in.
- 38 cm; 33 cm
on shell feet, with four circular tiers engraved with strapwork and edged by Greek key, supported by bulbous columns, the top with central vase or Elijah cup surrounded by six Jewish figures, one pushing a wheelbarrow, one holding a plate, two holding pails, a woman with a pail on her head, and a man with one on his back, surrounding fabric curtain with gold braid trim.
Exhibited
New York, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, The Collector's Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection, 1993, no. 55, p. 25, illus.
Condition
Condition good, as noted re: curtain, base metal washers under columns, decoration a bit rubbed near center on top.
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
A figural Passover compendium of 1814 is in the Skirball Museum, Los Angeles; see New Beginnings, the Skirball Museum Collections and Inaugural Exhibition, 1996, p. 42, p. 22.