Bust portrait of Jacob Schiff (1847-1920) U.S. financier and philanthropist, facing right

AUCTION 14 | Tuesday, November 13th, 2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 441
STRUCK, HERMANN

Bust portrait of Jacob Schiff (1847-1920) U.S. financier and philanthropist, facing right

Signed by artist in pencil lower left and numbered. Artist's monogram in the plate, top left, dated. ADDITIONALLY dedicated and signed by Jacob Schiff in brown ink on lower right Etching, matted. 9.8 x 7.5 inches

German, 20th century:

Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $200
Schiff's widespread philanthropic activities brought him recognition as the foremost figure of his time in American Jewry