Three parts: Bulbous upper portion with screw-off portion for ink, lower portion opens to reveal place for nibs. Below, signet stamp with Hebrew name: Breindel, daughter of Yonah surrounding Scales of Justice. Length: 3 inches (7.6 cm).
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 346
CONTINENTAL SILVER SCRIBAL SET
Three parts: Bulbous upper portion with screw-off portion for ink, lower portion opens to reveal place for nibs. Below, signet stamp with Hebrew name: Breindel, daughter of Yonah surrounding Scales of Justice. Length: 3 inches (7.6 cm).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Most unusual to bear the name of a woman.
For another similar example see Cologne State Museum Catalogue, Monumenta Judaica (1964) no. 126.