Auction 16 Spring Sale- The Bloch Family Collection - Australia, and Other Items of Judaica.
By Taj Art
Monday, Mar 31, 19:00
Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 82:

Elegant Silver Spice Container. Apparently Germany of Austiria in the 19th Century

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Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax: $ 647.50 (₪2,393.81)
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Start price:
$ 500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $1,500
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Elegant Silver Spice Container. Apparently Germany of Austiria in the 19th Century

Original Hebrew engraving of the famed Biblical text: "וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת לְדֹרֹתָם בְּרִית עוֹלָם". 


Elegant, early silver container which opens with an upper door. Divided into six small compartments for placing spices for the Havadalah ceremony on Motza'ei Shabbat. 

The silversmith decorated the upper side  with an engraved scroll with the text of the Kiddush. 

Not hallmarked. 


Silver containers with an inner compartmentalization were often used as spice containers for Havdalah. 

Weight:  309 gr
Measurement:  14.5 x 5 cm
Depth:  6.5 cm

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