Pair of Biblical Portraits: Moses and Aaron.
AUCTION 55 |
Thursday, June 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 351
INDO-PERSIAN JEWISH FOLK-ART.
Pair of Biblical Portraits: Moses and Aaron.
19th century.:
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Folk-art portraits feature the biblical characters of Moses and Aaron with their respective iconography: Moses holding the Decalogue and bearing the rays of light above his head and Aaron in the priestly vestments beside the Menorah. Both portraits are set below a large Star-of-David with floral surround and coronet atop, suspended and flanked by angelic cherubim.
Provenance: The Estate of Daniel M. Friedenberg.
Sotheby’s Tel Aviv Judaica, 30 October 2002, Lot 223.
Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London, 1985 p. 185, no. 247 (one illustrated).