Ovoid filigree basket with alternating floral and star motifs; swinging carrying-handle. 8.5 x 7.0 inches.
AUCTION 55 |
Thursday, June 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 414
UKRANIAN SILVER ETHROG CONTAINER.
Ovoid filigree basket with alternating floral and star motifs; swinging carrying-handle. 8.5 x 7.0 inches.
Early 19th-century
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PRICE REALIZED $3,000
A similar ethrog basket from the early 19th-century is illustrated in: Jewish Art Treasures in Venice p. 81, number 33.