BRASS PEN CASE. Turkey or Palestine, late 19th - early 20th century.
AUCTION 13 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts Together With Fine Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 66
BRASS PEN CASE.
Turkey or Palestine, late 19th - early 20th century.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Pen cases such as this were traditional wedding gifts to the groom in Ottoman countries. See Israel Museum Catalogue, Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire (1989) No. 3, p. 199. They are also used by ritual scribes, who would travel extensively for their work.