Bidspirit auction | Machzor in Elaborate Silver Binding

Machzor in Elaborate Silver Binding and Leather Slipcase, With Lustro Family Coat of Arms – Produced by Gaspare Vanneschi – Rome, 18th Century - Machzor in elaborate silver binding. Rome, Italy, ca. 1760-1780. Silver, repoussé and engraved (with Roman standard mark from 18th century and maker's mark ”GV” for Gaspare Vanneschi); print on paper. Elaborate, high-quality binding, decorated identically on both sides with varied and rich motifs, featuring a large cartouche in the center topped by a helmet-like decoration. Both cartouches bear a family coat of arms – a rooster facing the sun – apparently the coat of arms of the Lustro family. The initials ”A.L.” are engraved on the silver decoration coating the page edges next to the spine. Original leather-bound cardboard pull-off case, with gilt decorations and the initials ”A.E.L.” inscribed on the front and back. The smith Gaspare Vanneschi was active in Rome between 1758-1781. He produced many elaborate Judaica objects, including a Hanukkah lamp of the Baraffael family, now in the collection of the Met, New York (2018.89); a large silver candelabra donated by the Baraffael family to the synagogue of Rome; a Torah pointer of the Uzieli family, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Rome (n. inv. Mer 167); and a binding bearing the Morpurgo family coat of arms (Sotheby's, December 17 2025, Lot 6). The book: Italian-rite machzor. Venice: Bragadin, 1731. Part II only: high holidays, Sukkot, fast days and for birthing women. [1], 268-542 leaves, 15.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Somewhat close trimming. Stains. Tears, with some pieces lacking, and wear to some leaves. Some old tears repaired with acid tape. More recent endpapers, with handwritten inscription. Gilt edges. Height of binding: 17 cm. Width: 11.5 cm. Thickness: 3.5 cm. Good condition. Minor warping and fractures, mainly to edges, with some old soldering repairs. Wear and tears to cardboard case.