Bidspirit auction | Siddur K'Minhag Ashkenaz. Magnificent Silver

Siddur K'Minhag Ashkenaz. Magnificent Silver and Leather Binding! Unrecorded Edition. Amsterdam 1786 - Prayers for the entire year including Yom Tov, as well as Sefer Tehillim. With a separate title page for sefer Tehillim and Techinos. For hundreds of years, affluent individuals would commission custom bindings for their cherished seforim. As a privilege of the wealthy, these bindings were particularly treasured and passed through the generations. The actual bookbinding technique is conventional with the folios stitched together and bound to wooden cover boards. The silver furnishings are then fixed onto these boards. This edition is unrecorded by Vinograd. Magnificent original binding with silver clasps and ornaments. Unrecorded. 243, 92, 128, [129]-144. 18 cm. Very fine condition, slight wear. Opening bid $2500