Micrographic portrait of Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Pressburg (the Chassam Sofer), incorporating Psalms. Issued as a “shemira” (protection) for a newborn baby and the mother by the artist Samuel Hirsch Maros Dasarhely (Tzvi ben Yaakov).
AUCTION 59 |
Thursday, June 20th,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art
Lot 179
(MICROGRAPHY).
Micrographic portrait of Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Pressburg (the Chassam Sofer), incorporating Psalms. Issued as a “shemira” (protection) for a newborn baby and the mother by the artist Samuel Hirsch Maros Dasarhely (Tzvi ben Yaakov).
Budapest, c. 1920:
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PRICE REALIZED $2,400