A bearded Jewish man wears a reddish-brown overcoat, white high hat and vest, blue trousers; his extended right hand holds coins; he holds a case under his left arm. Unmarked. H: 195mm. Some wear
AUCTION 24 |
Tuesday, June 29th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg
Lot 382
PORCELAIN FIGURE OF JEWISH MONEYLENDER
Rockingham, England, ca. 1820
A bearded Jewish man wears a reddish-brown overcoat, white high hat and vest, blue trousers; his extended right hand holds coins; he holds a case under his left arm. Unmarked. H: 195mm. Some wear
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
Beginning in the19th century, figures of Jewish types were popular in England and were manufactured by different porcelain houses. The figure of the Jewish Moneylender existed in several versions; one, known as the Jewish Landlord, was made in Staffordshire to illustrate an operetta. See A .& N. Harding, “Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875” (1998), fig. 1176, p. 321. The colors vary, as the porcelain was hand-painted after firing. As the same molds were re-used, the quality of the details declined, viz. the coins in the outstretched palm. The present figure is nevertheless, a fine example. For another example, see Barnett, London Catalogue number 695, pl. CLXXVI. Another was sold in New York, see Sotheby’s, Judaica, March 1999, Lot 150