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'Mazal Tov' Plate bythe Important Artist Heinrich Schwed (1880-1962). Munich ca. 1930 - Original and rare item by the artist Heinrich Schwed.  Unlike other cities such as Augsburg, Frankfurt and Berlin, Munich was never a center of manufacturing Jewish ceremonial objects. Only few pieces of Judaica from Munich workshops are known of today. Only a few dozens of Schwed's works were identified in museums and coolections in Germany, Israel and the USA.  Many of Schwed's works that were made in the 1920s and 1930s were not based on older models, as often happens with Judaica pieces. Their artistic design and technique are a product of Heinrich Schwed's personal art.  Heinrich Schwed (1880-1962) was born in Reichmannsdorf, Germany. In 1924, he opened in Munich a shop for the trade of handcrafted items, alongside a craft workshop. Schwed continued producing decorative plates, advertising signs and other items until 1937, when his business was confiscated by the Nazis and he himself escaped Germany with his family and found refuge in Argentina. Diameter : 32 cm.  Provenance : Private Collection, Paris-France.