Auction 45
Lot 122:
Silver goblet, handmade hammering, welding, scalpel and engraving work. With the words “Kos shel bracha, belongs to the Chevra D’Sandakaut.” Floral decorations, each different than the others. Hallmark – “AW” – the artist Adolf Weiss, who worked in the mid-19th century and was a member of the Guild of Viennese Artists. Location stamp: Vienna [the year of manufacture is slightly erased], suitable for the years that the artist worked.
Height: 12.5 cm. Diameter: 8 cm. Diameter of the base: 6 cm. Weight: 130 grams.
“Chevra D’Sandakaut” – charitable activity that was common in many Jewish communities that aimed to “provide help to any poor person who has a son, so that he will not have to knock on the doors of the rich people…” [Responsa Machane Chaim]. The society used to help the poor people of the city and women who had given birth, and in exchange they were honored to serve as the sandak of the baby. The members of the society were usually the important members of the city who wanted the wonderful segulah and the honor of being a sandak (see Responsa Chatam Sofer Yoreh Deah 246; cited in the Pitchei Teshuva, Yoreh Deah, 264:11; Responsa Machane Chaim, Orach Chaim: 9 and others).
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