PEWTER CHARITY PLATE FOR BURIAL SOCIETY. Bohemia, 19th century.
AUCTION 11 |
Tuesday, November 28th,
2000 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 313
PEWTER CHARITY PLATE FOR BURIAL SOCIETY.
Bohemia, 19th century.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
The image, with the four figures in knickers and flat hats, against a background of tiled-roofed houses, calls to mind the celebrated cycle of fifteen paintings commissioned by the Chevra Kadishah of Prague in the late 18th century. See D. Altshuler, The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections (1983) nos. 143 and 147, pp. 155 - 157