Passover Seder plate. Germany, late 19th century. (Early engraving on the reverse:"1809").
Engraved silver.
Borders are ornamented with a finely engraved geometric pattern. The surface of the plate is decorated with verses of the Haggadah, in a circular manner. "Ma Nishtana…Avadim Hayinu…Kadesh U-Rechatz…".
The owner testifies that the origin of this plate is the estate of Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Lipman (Leo) Hacohen Kahn (1843-1936), senior German Rabbi, of the last generation of outstanding Jewish congregations; taught three generations of disciples, a central figure of orthodox Jewry and the first to have gotten permission from the government to found a separate orthodox congregation in Wiesbaden where he served as rabbi for sixty six years (for additional information, see attached material).
Diameter: 37 cm, good condition.

Miniature painting "For both swore there". [Germany?], 1772.
Watercolor on paper.
Presented is a round miniature painting, which was most probably presented as a wedding gift in Germany in 1772. The painting portrays a European urban view with a river and a church. On the upper right is an inscription: "For they swore an oath there" and the year – 1772. The citation is from the book of Genesis 21:31: “So that place was called Beersheba…”. On the lower left side a dedication in Hebrew – first word is "from" the rest of the dedication is blurred. On the left is an image of the couple – the bride in a white dress and a veil, and the groom in a blue suit, hat and cane.
Diameter: 11.5 cm, good condition, chain is not original, not examined out of frame.