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Lot 301 Silver Havdalah Platter – Felix Horovitz, Frankfurt am Main, Early 20th Century

Silver Havdalah platter, Felix Horovitz. [Frankfurt am Main, 1903-1928].

Silver, repoussé and engraved (marked on

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Silver Havdalah Platter – Felix Horovitz, Frankfurt am Main, Early 20th Century

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Silver Havdalah platter, Felix Horovitz. [Frankfurt am Main, 1903-1928].

Silver, repoussé and engraved (marked on back with German fineness mark 800 and a crown and moon; and with mark of the workshop of Felix Horovitz, "FELIX HOROVITZ").

Round platter with raised, graduated rim. Engraved onto the rim (in Hebrew) is the concluding verse of the introduction to the Havdalah ceremony: "I raise the cup of deliverance and invoke the name of the Lord" (Psalms 116:13). The inner margin is adorned with a symmetrical pattern of grapevine leaves, tendrils, and grape clusters. The center of the platter is circular and plain, made to support a havdalah wine cup.

The silversmith Felix Horovitz (1877-1928) and his brother, the silversmith Leo Horovitz – sons of Mordechai (Markus) HaLevi Horovitz, Chief Orthodox Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main – were active in Frankfurt in the first three decades of the 20th century, and created a diverse collection of objects of Judaica.

A good number of these items are part of the collection of the Jewish Museum, Frankfurt. One of these objects is a Kiddush (or Havdalah) cup very similar in design to the present platter. For comparison, see: Georg Heuberger, ed., Die Pracht der Gebote, Die Judaica-Sammlung des Jüdischen Museums Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, 2006, Item No. 101, pp. 150-51. For more information on silversmiths of the Horovitz family, see ibid., p. 49.

Diameter: 21.5 cm. Height: 1.3 cm. Good condition. Few scratches.

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Lot 302 Tall, Tower-Shaped Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 18th Century

Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 18th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation.

Product of high

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Tall, Tower-Shaped Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 18th Century

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Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 18th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation.

Product of high-quality filigree work, in form of a multi-tiered architectonic tower with bell chamber on top, surmounted by a tall steeple, flagpole, and a flag. Rising above each of the four top corners of the bell chamber are four flagpoles with flags.

The spicebox has an arched door rotating on a hinge (probably more recent), which is surmounted by four flagpoles supporting spherical ornaments and two flags, out of an original four.

The base of the bottom tier is encompassed by a balcony with ornamental architectonic columns at its four corners. The spicebox is supported on a more recently created shaft, with a square base adorned with vegetal patterns. Remnants of the original filigreed shaft are soldered onto the existing shaft.

Height: 39 cm. Width of base: 5.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Numerous fractures, missing pieces, and blemishes, and significant warping. Upper steeple detached. Missing flags and ornaments. Most of the original shaft missing, and in its place is a solid (unfiligreed) silver base, probably from the 19th century. Soldering repairs clearly evident, mostly to lower portions.

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Lot 303 High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824

Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].

Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1

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High-Quality Filigree Spicebox – Probably Lwów, Ca. 1810-1824

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Spicebox. [Probably Lwów, 1810-1824].

Cast silver (flag marked with fineness mark from Lwów, in use 1810-1824); filigree.

Spicebox in form of a small but bulky tower, with cast silver ornaments intermixed with delicate filigree ornaments. The spice container is cubic, with a square pillar at each of its four corners. In front is a door with a locking mechanism. The door is attached by a hinge.

Above the spice container is a tapering steeple, surmounted by a sphere, and a flagpole with a flag, and above this, a bird-shaped ornament.

Spicebox supported by a tall shaft consisting of four silver, twisting, branch-like rods, with a snake-shaped ornament wound around the waist. Square base decorated in a geometric pattern.

Height: 20.5 cm. Width of base: 4.5 cm. Good condition. Minor fractures and old soldering repairs. Steeple loosely connected.

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Lot 304 Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 19th Century

Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation; gilt.

Spicebox

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Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 19th Century

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Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; granulation; gilt.

Spicebox in the form of a tower with a bell chamber surmounted by a tapering dome and a flagpole, bearing a forked, three-pronged flag. Four floral ornaments adorn each of the upper corners of the bell chamber. The spice container has an arched door rotating on a hinge. The door has a locking mechanism. At each of the four corners of the spice container is a thick architectonic column in filigree, surmounted by a flagpole bearing a gilt, two-pronged flag.

The base of the bottom tier is encompassed by a balcony, with each of its four corners adorned with a floral ornament.

The spicebox is supported on a short shaft with a square base, in turn supported by four legs shaped like animal legs, each with claws grasping a sphere.

Height: 30.5 cm. Maximal width: 6 cm. Overall good condition. Slight warping and minor fractures. Old soldering repairs. Faded gilt. Bell missing from bell chamber. Few fractures to filigree, with few old soldering repairs.

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Lot 305 Filigree Spicebox – Eastern Europe, 19th Century

Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; gilt.

Octagonal tower-shaped

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Spicebox. [Eastern Europe, probably Galicia, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree; gilt.

Octagonal tower-shaped spicebox. Each of the eight sides of the spice container is topped with a tapering arch. Container capped with an onion-shaped dome. Surmounted by a sphere, flagpole, and filigree flag. Spicebox supported by a stout leg. Hexagonal filigreed base. Two plates of gilt silver sheet underlying filigree of upper dome and of shaft.

All parts of the vessel are attached to a central vertical rod functioning as a screw, enabling the spicebox to be disassembled and reassembled, with no removable door or cover.

Height: 19 cm. Width of base: 5.5 cm. Good condition. Slight warping, minor blemishes to filigree, with few tiny missing pieces.

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Lot 306 Havdalah Spicebox created by Hersz R. Szyldberg – Warsaw, 1860

Havdalah spicebox. Warsaw, Poland, 1860.

Silver, cut, stamped, and engraved (marked with initials of silversmith, "

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Havdalah Spicebox created by Hersz R. Szyldberg – Warsaw, 1860

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Havdalah spicebox. Warsaw, Poland, 1860.

Silver, cut, stamped, and engraved (marked with initials of silversmith, "RHS" = Hersz R. Szyldberg, and with workshop logo; with mark of silver inspector and year – 1860; and with quality marks.

Tower-shaped "Havdalah" spicebox, with bell chamber surmounted by tall, slender steeple with unfurled two-pronged flag. Spice container, with door attached by a hinge, opening vertically, and positioned at center of tower. Supported on square base, surmounted by decorated leg.

Height: 25.5 cm. Width at base: 6 cm. Overall good condition. Three flags missing from flagpoles above spice container.

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Lot 307 Filigree Spicebox – Hamburg, First Half of the 19th Century

Havdalah Spicebox. Harburg, Hamburg, Germany, ca. 1815-1843.

Silver, cut, repoussé, and engraved (marked with the

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Filigree Spicebox – Hamburg, First Half of the 19th Century

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Havdalah Spicebox. Harburg, Hamburg, Germany, ca. 1815-1843.

Silver, cut, repoussé, and engraved (marked with the Hamburg municipal mark, with the letter "L", and with the maker’s mark: "Leschen. Harburg" = Georg Friedrich Wilhelm and Carl Friedrich Leschen); filigree; gilt.

Tower-shaped Havdalah spicebox, with bell chamber surmounted by a tall, pointy steeple, in turn surmounted by a gilt sphere and gilt flag. The spice container itself is large and cubic, and filigreed on all four sides. On its front is a small door, attached by a hinge and with a locking mechanism. Supported by a short, stout shaft atop a circular base.

Height: 28.5 cm. Diameter of base: 7 cm. Overall good condition. Few fractures and minor warping. Old soldering repairs, mostly to spice container. Several missing pieces to filigree.

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Lot 308 Miniature Decorated Silver Binding – Central Europe, Probably Germany, 19th Century

Decorated silver binding. [Central Europe, probably Germany, 19th century].

Silver, pierced and engraved (unmarked); pri

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Miniature Decorated Silver Binding – Central Europe, Probably Germany, 19th Century

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Decorated silver binding. [Central Europe, probably Germany, 19th century].

Silver, pierced and engraved (unmarked); print on paper; leather and cardboard.

Miniature silver binding, bearing vegetal patterns. A rectangular frame is pierced in the middle of both the front and back boards, with, at its center, a large flower rising from a vase.

Book: Book of Psalms [unidentified edition, probably from Amsterdam, 18th century].

Binding: 9X5.5 cm. Thickness: 1.3 cm. Good condition. Four small holes are probably indicative of missing ornaments. Book: 61-135 leaves, 8.5 cm. Fair condition. Numerous stains and wear. Leather binding and endpapers dating from period of printing; book detached from binding. Ownership notation on front flyleaf handwritten by "Michael Ben Leib of Biebrich", Wiesbaden, Germany); notations listing births on rear flyleaf, dated Hebrew years 5557-60 (1796-1800).

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Lot 309 Miniature Silver Binding Decorated in Filigree – "Beit Tefillah" Siddur – Livorno, 1862

Silver binding decorated in filigree. [Italy, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree and granulation; print on paper

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Miniature Silver Binding Decorated in Filigree –

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Silver binding decorated in filigree. [Italy, 19th century].

Silver (unmarked); filigree and granulation; print on paper; cardboard covered in velvet fabric.

Miniature "siddur" (Hebrew prayer book) in original binding, covered in pinkish velvet fabric (badly worn), inserted into filigree binding bearing symmetrical vegetal patterns and minute silver spheres (granulation).

Book: "Beit Tefillah" siddur, in the tradition of the "Italiani" community. Livorno, [5622 = 1862].

Binding: 10X6.5 cm. Thickness: 4 cm. Good condition. Minor fractures. Missing buckles. Minute soldering repair.

Book: 288 leaves, 9.3 cm. Overall good condition. Few stains. Margins of several leaves professionally restored. Binding badly worn. Professional restorations made on attachments of binding to book block. Handwritten notation (Italian) on back pastedown.

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Lot 310 Decorated Silver Binding with Siddur in Italian Tradition, Pocketbook Format – Italy, 19th-20th Centuries

Decorated silver binding. [Italy, ca. 1930s-1940s].

Silver, cast, repoussé, and engraved (marked with Italian mar

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Decorated Silver Binding with Siddur in Italian Tradition, Pocketbook Format – Italy, 19th-20th Centuries

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Decorated silver binding. [Italy, ca. 1930s-1940s].

Silver, cast, repoussé, and engraved (marked with Italian marks dated ca. 1930s-1940s); ink on paper; leather-coated cardboard.

Binding of "siddur" (Hebrew prayer book) bearing vegetal patterns, with numerous openings. Fastened onto the front is an appliqué in the form of a seven-branched Menorah, on the spine, a Star-of-David appliqué, and on the back, the appliqué is a cartouche with a bird on it. Matching buckle.

Book: Hebrew prayer book in the tradition of the "Italiani" community, with an abbreviated version of the sequence of weekday prayers for youngsters. Mantua, Italy, 1862. Pocketbook format.

Binding: 10.5X7.5 cm. Thickness: 3.5 cm. Overall good condition.

Book: [2], II, 658, [2] pages, 9.2 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Tears to endpapers. Original leather binding, mostly detached from book block. Book block with gilt edges.

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Lot 311 Decorated Wimpel with Colorful Silk Embroidery – Germany, 1720

Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Hirsch son of Yosl Segal. [Germany], 5481 [1720].

Colorful s

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Decorated Wimpel with Colorful Silk Embroidery – Germany, 1720

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Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Hirsch son of Yosl Segal. [Germany], 5481 [1720].

Colorful silk-thread embroidery on linen.

Composed of four, nearly identically-sized linen sheets, sewn together. At center appears the embroidered inscription: "Hirsch son of R. Yosl Segal, born … 14th Kislev, 5481…”

The inscription is embroidered in a wide range of colored silk threads, in stylized letters adorned with vegetal and geometric motifs and with animal ornament (fish, birds). Additional motifs include embroidery in the form of a bow and arrow (the zodiac sign Sagittarius), and a Torah scroll motif following the word “LeTorah”.

Several of the ascenders of the letter lamed are shaped as animals – deer, giraffes, a stork, and others.

Height: 19.5 cm. Length: 472 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. The embroidery at the beginning of the wimpel may have undergone professional restoration.

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Lot 312 Pitcher and Basin for Ritual Hand-Washing – London and Paris, 19th Century / New Synagogue, Leadenhall Street, London

Pitcher and basin for ritual hand-washing. London and Paris, second half of the 19th century.

Cast silver; silver, turne

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Pitcher and Basin for Ritual Hand-Washing – London and Paris, 19th Century / New Synagogue, Leadenhall Street, London

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Pitcher and basin for ritual hand-washing. London and Paris, second half of the 19th century.

Cast silver; silver, turned, repoussé, and engraved. Pitcher with London marks dating from first half of 19th century, ca. 1825, and with partial maker’s mark beginning with the initial "J", probably for Joseph Angell; basin marked with French quality mark and maker’s mark, of the silversmith Jean Francois Veyrat, active in Paris, 1830s-1840s.

1. Heavy, high-quality silver pitcher with elegant handle. Pitcher supported on tall stand with broad round base. Bearing the inscription (English): "New Synagogue, Leadenhall Street".

2. Deep basin, supported on short, broad round base. Bearing dedicatory inscription (English) engraved on inner surface: "The gift of Louis Goldberg Esq-re, London AM 5628 [1868]".

The present pitcher is a precise copy of a pitcher created in London by the silversmith Abraham Portal in 1768 on behalf of the New Synagogue on Leadenhall Street (est. 1761), which is (or recently was) part of the collection of the Jewish Museum, London (Item No. JM 192; museum currently inactive).

When the present pitcher and basin were offered for sale in the auction at Sotheby’s in 2009 (see below), it was noted in the auction catalogue that the pitcher had originally been made to mark the occasion of the synagogue’s move to its new location, Great St. Helens, Bishopsgate Street, in 1837.

Pitcher: Height: 32 cm. Maximal width: 25 cm. Basin: Height: 11 cm. Diameter at rim: 31 cm. Overall good condition. Slight warping.

Provenance:

1. Sotheby’s, Tel Aviv, April 12, 1996, Lot 222.

2. Sotheby’s, New York, November 24, 2009, Lot 52.

For comparison, see:

1. Richard David Barnett, "Catalogue of the Permanent and Loan Collection of the Jewish Museum London, " London, [1974], no. 192, plate LXXI.

2. (Authored by the Curators), "Treasures of Jewish Heritage: The Jewish Museum, London, " London, [2006], p. 86.

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