Weibertefille

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 501

(WOMEN)

Weibertefille

Engraved etching on vellum, hand-colored with three illustrations depicting the three Duties of the Jewish Married Woman: The lighting of Sabbath candles, taking of Challah and observance of Family Purity Single page with integral blank. 6x4.5 inches (image size)

?Dutch: ?18th Century

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $3,250

Entirely unrecorded. This delightful engraving was most probably commissioned to serve as the title or frontispiece of a book, very possibly a unique work. For a similar etching see M.H.Gans, Memorbook: History of Dutch Jewry” (1971) p.185 no.7 JIM: HERE ENDS MANUSCRIPTS SECTION. AND STARTS SECTION OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS PLEASE PLACE HEADER: EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN-JEWISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS LOTS: 502-524