MAKER'S MARK A ROOSTER FACING LEFT, CITY MARK N FOR NUREMBERG, AND ASSAY SCRATCH MARK, CIRCA 1760

细节

A FINE GERMAN SILVER HAVDALAH CANDLEHOLDER WITH DRAWER FOR SPICES
Maker's mark a rooster facing left, city mark N for Nuremberg, and assay scratch mark, circa 1760
Set on a stepped and moulded shaped circular base, the tapering plain stem, supporting rectangular spice-section fitted with a drawer, divided into four compartments with thumb piece and a square gallery above, surmounted by a movable candleholder with thumb piece, set within a frame of four wire supports, the top fitted with a wax-guard
21.5cm. high
marked on lower base and above the drawer
206gr.

注意事项

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

拍品专文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Grafman, Rafi, Crowning Glory, Silver Torah ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, 1996, No. 448, Torah Crown, formerly in the synagogue of Friedberg (Hesse) with the same maker's mark, cock facing to the left, Nuremberg, mid 18th century. (Kayser, No. 38)

See illustration