Judaica and Silverware from the Estates of: Avraham Shalin, Dr. Shlomo and Tzili Landau, Prof. Victor Deutsch and Isaac Halperin

קערת "ברנדי" יהודית נדירה מכסף, סניק, הולנד, 1747

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $800 - $1,200

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Finely embossed and hammered with Rococco decoration and cast handles. Engraved with the year 1747, Latin initials P.D.W. and Hebrew letters P and D. Fully marked on underside, including maker’s mark.

Length: 24.7 cm, height: 8.8 cm
Weight: 220 gr.

Condition: Consistent with age

Provenance: Isaac Halperin Collection

Notes: Two-handled silver bowls were used to celebrate childbirth when brandewijn, liquor distilled from wine to which sugar and raisins were added, would be served from them with a spoon. The cast handles of this lobed bowl depict cherub faces with wings in relief against a foliate background.