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MARK OF AARON KATZ, LONDON, 1897
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AN UNUSUAL LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CENTREPIECE
MARK OF AARON KATZ, LONDON, 1897
In the form of a three-tier fruit or cake stand, the three filigree dishes applied with numerous small wild and domestic animals and insects on alternate leaves, the central knopped column with floral-engraved, tapering top terminating in buttercups, oak leaves and acorns, applied as before with small animals, birds and insects, and capped by a ball finial surmounted by a small swan
23¼in. (59cm.) high
73 oz.
MARK OF AARON KATZ, LONDON, 1897
In the form of a three-tier fruit or cake stand, the three filigree dishes applied with numerous small wild and domestic animals and insects on alternate leaves, the central knopped column with floral-engraved, tapering top terminating in buttercups, oak leaves and acorns, applied as before with small animals, birds and insects, and capped by a ball finial surmounted by a small swan
23¼in. (59cm.) high
73 oz.
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Further details
This piece betrays the origins of the maker who must have taken inspiration for his design from Jewish ritual silver seen in his native Eastern Europe. The finial is typical of those encountered on spice boxes whilst the foot is reminiscent of the bases of Torah finials. Katz was part of the Jewish diaspora who fled persecution in Russia and Poland during the late 19th century and settled in large numbers in London's East End. John Culme in his Directory of Gold & Silversmiths records Katz from 1890 in the East End's Commercial Road.
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