Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Decorative Copper Havdalah Plate - Heinrich Schwed - Munich, 1924
Opening: $300
Unsold
Small copper Havdalah plate decorated with verses and Stars of David, by Heinrich Schwed. Munich, [ca. 1924].
In the center of the plate, the traditional wishes "Gut Woch" (a good week) and "Gut Yahr" (a good year), surrounded by the verse "The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes" (psalms 19:9); and a Star of David surrounded by the Hebrew vowel points. The rim of the plate is decorated with Stars of David. Marked "HSM" (Heinrich Schwed, Munich).
Heinrich Schwed (1880-1962) was born in Reichmannsdorf, Germany. In 1924, he opened in Munich a shop for the trade of handcrafted items, followed by a craft workshop. Schwed continued producing decorative plates, advertising signs and other items until 1937, when his business was Aryanized by the Nazis and he himself escaped Germany with his family and found refuge in Argentina.
Diameter: 11 cm. Good condition. Bend. Marked "11" on base.
In the center of the plate, the traditional wishes "Gut Woch" (a good week) and "Gut Yahr" (a good year), surrounded by the verse "The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes" (psalms 19:9); and a Star of David surrounded by the Hebrew vowel points. The rim of the plate is decorated with Stars of David. Marked "HSM" (Heinrich Schwed, Munich).
Heinrich Schwed (1880-1962) was born in Reichmannsdorf, Germany. In 1924, he opened in Munich a shop for the trade of handcrafted items, followed by a craft workshop. Schwed continued producing decorative plates, advertising signs and other items until 1937, when his business was Aryanized by the Nazis and he himself escaped Germany with his family and found refuge in Argentina.
Diameter: 11 cm. Good condition. Bend. Marked "11" on base.
Jewish Ceremonial Art
Jewish Ceremonial Art