Lot 18
  • 18

A German silver binding, Johann Conrad Weiss, Nuremberg, circa 1725

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on both clasps with maker's mark, city mark and assay scrape; fitted with a Sephardic Mahzor for High Holidays, printed Amsterdam, 1726
  • Silver
  • height 7 1/4 in.
  • 18.4cm
all pierced and chased with strapwork issuing foliage

Literature

This silversmith specialized in Jewish ritual silver; Nuremberger Goldschmiedekunst, pp. 438-439, lists two spice boxes, a Hanukah lamp, Torah finials, a Torah crown, and a Torah pointer.

Condition

good condition, nice quality
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