Bidspirit auction | A Unique and Important Silver

A Unique and Important Silver Etrog Container, Kiev, by Israel Eseevich Zakhoder, 1892 - Dimensions Total weight - 756 gr. Height – 13 cm, length – 13.5 cm, depth – 8 cm Details Of barrel form finely engraved throughout, the front bears applied plaque with original engraved Hebrew inscription ”Mazal Tov”, raised on two arch shaped supports attached to two rods with three silver spheres each. Fully marked, maker's mark. Condition Good Notes Israel Zakhoder, originally from Berdichev, founded his business there in 1851, then until 1892 he worked in Moscow, and later to 1907 - in Kiev. After his death in 1907, his workshop marked items with ”Heirs of I.E.Zahoder” ”Наследники ИЕЗ”, which indicates the success of this workshop for a long period. The container was probably commissioned especially as a wedding gift. Berdichev was home to an important Jewish community in the 19th century and approximately 30 Jewish silversmiths.