Carved and painted two-sided figure of a bearded man wearing a fur hat in a gesture of prayer balancing on a central shaft rising from the wooden base. The whole is constructed to allow a swaying motion. H: 325mm. Some loss of paint.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 147
WOODEN FIGURINE OF PRAYING JEW
Poland, inscribed 1934.
Carved and painted two-sided figure of a bearded man wearing a fur hat in a gesture of prayer balancing on a central shaft rising from the wooden base. The whole is constructed to allow a swaying motion.
H: 325mm. Some loss of paint.
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $1,600