An exceptional 18th-century Continental pewter festival charger featuring an applied high-relief central medallion showing a multi-generational Jewish family dining inside a decorated Sukkah (booth). The scene is detailed with a hanging Sabbath/Sukkah oil lamp (Judenstern), fruit garlands, and architectural windows.

The scalloped upper rim is decorated with hand-chiseled Schnitger wrigglework Hebrew calligraphy reading:

בסוכות תשבו שבעת ימים

("In booths [Sukkot] you shall dwell seven days" — Leviticus 23:42)

The inscription is flanked by a hand-engraved Six-Pointed Star of David (Magen David).

Item Specifics

• Material: Pewter (Lead-tin pewter alloy with untouched natural charcoal patina)
• Origin: Central Europe (Germany / Austro-Hungarian / Bohemian Region)
• Age / Period: 18th to Early 19th Century
• Dimensions: 10.75" Diameter x 1.25" Deep
• Weight: 1 lb 9.6 oz (approx. 726 grams)

Condition Assessment

• Structure: Visible horizontal crease/bend extending through the central basin field.

• Edges: Scalloped rim displays age-appropriate stress fractures, micro-cracks, and minor chips along the rim perimeter.

• Surface: Complete, original, unpolished oxidized charcoal patina with minor surface scratches and pitting.

Archival Provenance & Accession Markings:

Acquired via Ishtar Auctions (Tel Aviv, Israel). The reverse displays dual institutional accession marks, including an upper inventory string (PS-15-308) and a lower accession catalog sequence (13-015-0308) inked directly onto the oxidized pewter rim. These matching inventory identifiers reflect prior long-term cataloging within an institutional Judaica archive or major private Israeli collection.

Authenticity Assessment

This vessel exhibits key physical markers consistent with 18th and 19th-century European Judaica pewter plates:

• Chisel Technique: The rim lettering is cut using authentic Schnitger wrigglework chiseling, a hallmark of 18th-century German/Bohemian folk metal engravers.

• Medallion Integration: High-relief central plaques depicting Jewish holiday life were integrated into older basin turnings during the 18th and 19th centuries.

• Archival Registrar Seals: The presence of a white B-72/acrylic barrier patch under ink catalog numbers confirms long-term institutional or high-level private vault retention.

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