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Lot : 62

Dual Function Silver Havdalah Device. Nuremburg, 18th Century

Start price: $5,000
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Est. Price: $8,000 - $10,000
Dual Function Silver Havdalah Device. Nuremburg, 18th Century

The present silver Havdalah device is a combined candle-holder and besamim container. It is fully-marked with the city insignia of Nuremberg; a second mark, presumably the date; artisan’s insignia; and assayer’s zigzag-like mark. The item includes both a besamim drawer and adjustable holder for the Havdalah candle mounted on a round, domed base, embossed and chased with decorative patterns and a conical stem.

Condition: Good. Small tear and slight bends at the bottom of the base.
Size: 19 cm high
Provenance:

1. Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, October 1991, Item #198
2. Yechezkel Toporowitch Collection.

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