SILVER EWER AND BASIN FOR LEVITE HAND-WASHING Budapest, 1832.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 51
SILVER EWER AND BASIN FOR LEVITE HAND-WASHING
Budapest, 1832.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,000
A fine example of synagogue ceremonial art. The ewer and basin would be used by the Levites in the congregation to wash the hands of the Priests before the Priestly Blessing intoned on festivals. A comparable ensemble is in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Budapest, see Catalogue (1987) No. 54-55, p. 90.