Octagonal box carved and labeled with Holy Sites
AUCTION 84 |
Tuesday, August 20th,
2019 at 1:00pm
"K2" Online Sale of Judaica: Printed Books, Posters and Ceremonial Objects Including large sections devoted to: American-Judaica, Cook-Books, Holy Land and Minhagim Books
Lot 159
PALESTINE OLIVE WOOD ETHROG CONTAINER.
Octagonal box carved and labeled with Holy Sites
1930’s
Est: $100 - $150
PRICE REALIZED $180
Including: The Western Wall, the Cave of the Patriarchs, the Temple, Zion, and Tombs of Rachel, Samuel, Zachariah and Absalom. Hinged lid with applied wood in form of open wreath and prayer- book with blessings for the lulav and ethrog ritual; encircled by inscription in Hebrew “And you shall take for yourselves the fruit of the hadar tree (ethrog), date palm fronds, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days” (Lev. 23:40). 3.75 x 7 x 4.5 inches. For a similar example see J. Ungerleider-Mayerson, Jewish Folk Art (1986) p. 144.