[Machzor...] Acording to the custom of Italy
AUCTION 14 |
Tuesday, November 13th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 117
(BINDING).
[Machzor...] Acording to the custom of Italy
(Venice: Bragadin 1772)?
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,500
In the 18th century, lavishly bound Hebrew prayer-books became preferred wedding gifts, often decorated with the crests, or symbols, of the two marital families. It has been suggested that the crests on the covers may depict those of the Modigliani and Ambron families.
Provenance: Hapsburg Feldman, Geneva, Judaica, 19th June 1989, lot 101.
Exhibited: The Judaica Museum, Riverdale, New York; December 1989-June 1990