Auction 94
Kodesh books, Rabanic manuscripts, Zionism, Erez Israel. Judaica, archaeology and Jewish art
Jul 19, 2016
Israel
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 118:
Set of silver cutlery. Marked Posen. Germany, end of 19th century
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Sold for: $260
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Estimated price:
$600 - $400
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Set of silver cutlery. Marked Posen. Germany, end of 19th century
Set of six knives and six small forks, silver hallmarked 800, POSEN, crescent moon and crown, eagle. Frankfurt, Germany. End of the 19th century.
Length: about 16 cm. Inclusive weight: 0.325 grams.
The firm was founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1869 by Brendina Wetzlar, the widow of Lazarus Jacob Posen, a silversmith and retailer of Polish descent. Under the widow Posen’s stewardship, the firm became the largest supplier of Judaica in the late 19th century. Her son Jacob L. Posen joined the firm by 1880, and by 1900, the company’s large staff of chasers and engravers were producing some of the finest silver in the country. They received a royal warrant in 1903. In the 20th century the firm was under the direction of Brendina’s grandsons Jakob, Hermann, and Moritz Posen. In 1938 the company was forcefully closed and looted on Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass-Novemberpogrome).
Fine condition.
