Two Continental Pewter Seder Plates and a Purim Plate, 18th/Early 19th Century
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June 16, 06:50 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Two Continental Pewter Seder Plates and a Purim Plate, 18th/Early 19th Century
a wide-bordered plate engraved in Hebrew with the order of service, early 18th century and later dated 1778; another with inscriptions and central flowerhead, circa 1825, the Purim Plate engraved with inscriptions, radiating flowerheads and central motif of three fish, all marked on backs
Diameters 13 ½ to 8 ½ in.
34. 2 to 21.5 cm
The smallest dish’s inscription reads: “‘An occasion for sending gifts to one another and presents to the poor’ [Esther 9:22]. Made in the year [5]578 [1818].” The fish in the center of this dish, which is used for the custom of mishloah manot (sending food gifts), is meant to represent Pisces, the Zodiac sign associated with the month of Adar, in which Purim falls.
The outer rim of the midsized dish features the stages of the Seder, most of them illustrated (e.g., kiddush, karpas, matzah, maror, the meal, etc.). The inner rim reads: “She distributes charity to the poor; the name of the righteous goes forth in the streets, and God will reward their actions.” The letters marked in this inscription spell “Hendel” and “Samuel,” presumably the names of the owners of this dish.
The outer rim of the largest dish features the stages of the Seder. In the center: “Moses Henne, in the year 1778.”
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