Kvittel (tzetel/pidyon) of Shmuel ben Gita Zissel

AUCTION 44 | Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 295

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Kvittel (tzetel/pidyon) of Shmuel ben Gita Zissel

Hebrew Brown sepia ink on paper. 10 lines

Stanislav (Galicia):

Est: $500 - $700

The petitioner asks his Rebbe for healing of soul and body, and almost poetically, "to illumine from the midst of the darkness and to purify his thoughts" (leha'ir mi-toch ha-chasheichah u-letaher ra'ayonav). Almost as an afterthought, he adds: "and success in business." Provenance: Had been laid into the R. Shabbethai Rashkover Eitz Chaim Manuscript. Sold by Kestenbaum & Company, Sale 41, Lot 331