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Rare Antique Silver Etrog Box with Lions and Ten Commandments

$13,092.22
£9,500
€11,275.15
CA$18,115.34
A$18,172.37
CHF 10,612.45
MX$221,253.94
NOK 121,861.07
SEK 125,497.99
DKK 84,279.07

About the Item

Rare Antique Silver Etrog Box with Lions and Ten Commandments Continental, 18th century Height 14cm, width 10.5cm, depth 10.5cm, weight 400g This parcel-gilt box was made to hold the etrog, a yellow citrus fruit known as a citron, used during the Jewish festival of Sukkot. The etrog is one of the Four Species used ceremonially during the week-long festival. Etrog containers survive in a variety of forms, from covered bowls and caskets to spherical examples such as this one. Raised on four ball feet, the box divides at the equator into a bowl and detachable domed cover, its interior gilt. The exterior is engraved with running scrollwork, foliate motifs and the Hebrew inscription peri etz hadar ('fruit of a beautiful tree'), the biblical phrase traditionally understood to refer to the etrog. The cover is engraved with further Hebrew inscriptions, set among the scrolling foliate ground, and is surmounted by a stepped plinth supporting the Tablets of the Law, engraved with abbreviated forms of the Ten Commandments. Two lions with curled manes and raised forepaws flank the Tablets, a motif long established in Jewish ceremonial art. The hand-worked body retains its planished surface, with hammer marks visible across both hemispheres, while the underside bears a single pseudo mark.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)Width: 4.14 in (10.5 cm)Depth: 4.14 in (10.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Other (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Silver
  • Place of Origin:
    Czech Republic
  • Period:
    18th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    18th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 183491stDibs: LU956351838372

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