Important Judaica
Important Judaica
Auction Closed
June 5, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER KIDDUSH CUP, JOSEPH MOYE, AUGSBURG, 1697-99
plain tapered cylindrical, with Hebrew verse punctuated by leaf motifs
marked on base
height 3⅛ in.
8 cm
The inscription around the rim reads: “Remember and observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy” (see Ex. 20:8 and Deut. 5:12).
Joseph Moye, became master in 1689 and died in 1740, was a maker who included religious silver in his oeuvre. See Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Silberschmiede 1529-1868, no. 1841, pp. 407-408.