Velvet-topped with floral and Hebrew embroidery reading: “This is a gift of the honored Leib Sonnenschein along with his wife.” 18 x 20 inches.
AUCTION 57 |
Thursday, January 31st,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 366
RARE POLISH BRITH-MILAH CUSHION.
Velvet-topped with floral and Hebrew embroidery reading: “This is a gift of the honored Leib Sonnenschein along with his wife.” 18 x 20 inches.
Early 19th-century
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
<<A most scarce item of Judaica.>> Cushion for use at a circumcision-ceremony upon which the baby lay during the procedure and subsequent naming.