[Shir Tehillah]
AUCTION 7 |
Tuesday, June 22nd,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 451
(KÖNIGSBERG)
[Shir Tehillah]
Königsberg: Hartung 1776
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $400
Issued upon the visit of Paul Petrowitsch of Russia to the synagogue in Königsberg, capital of East Prussia. Son of Catherine II the Great and Peter III, Paul (1754-1801) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his death.
A synagogue was first established in Königsberg in 1756, when the community numbered some 300 persons