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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT EGG HOLDER FOR PASSOVER
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
- marked on side with maker's mark, city mark and date letter not clear.
- silver-gilt
- length 2 7/8 in.
- 7.3 cm
oval, one side with raised rococo cresting engraved with the Hebrew word for egg, spreading foot chased with shellwork.
Provenance
Central Synagogue, New York
Sotheby's New York, December 13, 2006, lot 28
Sotheby's New York, December 13, 2006, lot 28
Condition
Condition good.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Johan Friedrich Wilhelm Kramer, member of several generation Nuremberg family of goldsmiths, working 1781 - died 1830, is recorded for two etrog boxes, (Worms, Jüdisches Museum im Raschi-Haus and The Jewish Museum, New York) and a pair of Torah Finials (The Jewish Museum, New York); see Karin Tebbe et al, Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, Germanisches National Museum Catalogue, no. 475, pp. 232-233.