A High Spirited Silver Grogger was made by Peter Ehrenthal, in the United States in 1970.
Corresponding to the joyful spirit of the Jewish holiday of Purim, this grogger depicts a whimsical scene. At the center, three figures are joined in a festive mood: a rabbi raising his hands in a dance, while on his sides are a little child and a calf sharing in his celebration. All the participants are set on the flag-shaped free-rotating border with a central silver slat, attached to the back of the rabbi in the center, fitted into the teeth of the cog affixed to the handle.
The grogger's handle is shaped in a classical design with a two-part baluster stem topped with a crown cap at the top. Peter Ehrenthal was a skilled silversmith and the owner of Moriah Galleries in New York, one of the earliest and most important Judaica galleries in the world.
Signed Moriah at the back of the rabbi in the center.
Very Good Condition
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