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Lot 39

Silver Basin for Netilat Yadayim – Alt Wien – Dedication from 1872

Silver basin for Netilat Yadayim (hand washing). [Alt Wien, 1846]. Engraving from 1872.
Silver (marked), engraved.
A deep, rectangular, silver basin, for hand washing. Donated to a synagogue (with a cup). Inscribed on the rim, in fine letters: "…the cup donated by…Yosef Yitzchak son of Aharon Zvi Mehrer Halevi in his life to the synagogue…after his death his wife and sons followed his will and donated …".
Height: 7 cm, length: 36 cm, width: 27 cm. Good condition. A few stains and scratches.