Pesach Seder. Advertisement for “Russian Caravan Tea.”

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 262

(RUSSIA).

Pesach Seder. Advertisement for “Russian Caravan Tea.”

Color lithograph. At left are boxes of the famous tea, as is an advertising hoarding of the product on the wall. Early 20th-century. 14 x 21.5 inches (35.5 x 54.5 cm). Framed.

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

Composed with a great eye to accuracy. The Mizrach seen hanging on the wall on the right is after a known image; the rabbinic portrait at center is that of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spektor of Kaunus.