Silver Hanukkah Lamp made by Eli Gera, modern Judaica, Israel, Tel Aviv 1970s.

Very rare and important Austrian silver, from its golden age of the late 19th century to the early 20th century, this Hanukah lamp is hand with chased dra...

This wine jug in front of us is all hand made by Bernhard Friedländer in the 1920s' in Düsseldorf, Friedländers works from this era are very rare and mostly very small objects that...

Rare and exceptional example of early russian Judaica, this torah shield or tas is made From 84 silver, has the marks of the city of saint Petersburg, together with the makers Mark of Michael Karpinsky and the date of 1835, Judaica objects from Russia is very rare, Especially from this early date, saint Petersburg jewish community was very small Because of the Jewish settlement was largely restricted. Under Tsar Alexander II upper Class Jews fitting certain criteria were allowed to live in the city, and many other Jews Who did not fit these categories settled illegally. This was is decorated with two flanking lions with the two tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were engraved on, the 10 commandments are engraved in Hebrew On this example as long as the two words "torah" and "crown" on the two sides. On the lower part there is the inscription with the donors name which is "Dina Whitenbarch" in Hebrew. the silver work on this was is just exceptional and deep. The crown on the top of the lions is the Russian crown. The back part has two welded silver loops used for hanging the shield on the torah. Measurements : Height : 23 cm / 9 inch Width : 19 cm / 7.4 Jews of saint Petersburg: The history of the Jews in Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Petrograd and then Leningrad) dates back to the 18th century and there is still a Jewish community in the city Today...

This is a rare German silver kiddush cup that was made in Hochhausen (Tauberbischofsheim) or In the area, the marks on the cup relate to German silver in the 18th century, there Is a loth 13 silver mark which is 812,5 silver fineness. A Jewish Community in Hochhausen has been known since the 17th century. In 1706, four Jews from Hochhausen were named, each of whom had to pay ten Guilders for protection money. The Jewish Community in Hochhausen owned a synagogue, a Jewish school, The Jewish cemetery in Hochhausen and a ritual bath, which adjoined the Property at Mühlenwörth 7. The bathing house that was probably there was about 3 m by 4 m and got the water of the Tauber via a small canal from the Mühlkanal. The ritual bath came into the possession of the mill around 1920 and was Probably filled in at the time. A separate religious education teacher was Employed, who also worked as prayer leader and schochet. In 1827 the Jewish Community in Hochhausen was assigned to the district rabbinate of Wertheim, Which temporarily had its seat in the Jewish Community of Tauberbischofsheim From 1850 to 1864. The cup is adorned with an amazing engraving in old German style says : Familie Rothschild Hochhausen We can see that the family member that ordered this cup from a silversmith was Proud in his family name as he asked it to be engraved in such bold germanic Style letters. The font type is Fraktur it is a calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet and any of Several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand. Letters are designed such That the individual strokes are broken apart; in this way it is often contrasted with The curves of the Antiqua (common) typefaces where the letters are designed to Flow and strokes connect together in a continuous fashion. The first Fraktur typeface arose in the early 16th century, when Emperor Maximilian I commissioned the design of the Triumphal Arch woodcut by Albrecht Dürer and had a new typeface created specifically for this purpose, designed by Hieronymus Andreae. The Rothschild family...

A Stylish Silver Hanukkah Lamp, made in Israel Circa 1950. This menorah brings to mind the types of artistic designs made in Israel during that period. Schools like Bezalel were ver...

This Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Bier from Israel circa 1950 connects one to the rich traditions, symbolism, and artistic achievements of Israeli Judaica craftsmanship. Bier is a promin...

A stunning silver traveling holiday compendium by Moshe Smilovitz from Tel Aviv circa 1950 is a unique and significant piece of Judaica. Moshe Smilovitz is recognized for his contr...

Stunning American Hannukah lamp, hand-chased and repousse artwork depicting different animals and floral designs with different representations. Backplate is beautifully bordered with chased flowers and draping foliate motifs framed by two tall diamond-scrolled pillars topped with a flower and flaming capitals. Mounted atop the backplate is a magnificent floral adorned Prussian crown topped with a ball-shaped monde. Attached at the center of the backplate is a seven-branch Menorah flanked by two supporting rampant lions with tongues protruding. Side panels are pierced with a horn-shaped foliate serpent with gaping mouths attached to the backplate. Eight oil containers rest on the wide rectangular base supported by four C-scrolled feet. The oil pouring...