Bidspirit auction | Circumcision Knife with a Filigree

Circumcision Knife with a Filigree Handle and a Case shaped as a Fish - Brno, Moravia, Early 19th Century - A circumcision knife in the original case. [Brno, Moravia, early 19th century, ca. 1810]. Filigree silver; steel; wooden case; velvet lining. A circumcision knife with a handle made of silver filigree and granulation. At the tip of the handle is a ball set with a red gemstone. A gold leaf is rolled inside the handle. The knife is inserted in the original wooden case, carved as a fish with eyes, fins and scales and lined with velvet. Knife: 19 cm. Fair condition. The blade, handle and tip of handle are detached from each other. The handle is slightly broken and lacking parts where the handle is attached to the blade. The stone set at the tip of the handle is broken. Breaks, stains and bends. Case: 23 cm. Good condition. Slightly worn and rubbed. Suspension loop at the edge. See similar item in: Jewish Tradition in Art, The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1970), item no. 20.