Each in the form of the bust of a man with an elongated nose. (Pewter) 3.25 x 3 and (brass) 3 x 3 inches.
AUCTION 60 |
Thursday, November 14th,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects
Lot 481
PAIR OF FRENCH ANTISEMITIC WALKING STICK HANDLES.
Each in the form of the bust of a man with an elongated nose. (Pewter) 3.25 x 3 and (brass) 3 x 3 inches.
c. 1895
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,200
These walking stick handles were made in France during the Dreyfus Affair. It has been suggested that this is a caricature of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
See Catalogue of the Jewish Museum of Hohenems, Anti-Semitic Objects (2005) nos. 204-6; see also See Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, Judaica, 8th October 1996, Lot 236.