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 63 | Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 368
(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).

Printed with gold ink. Some stains, some mostly marginal repair. 12.5 x 9.5 inches.

Budapest, c. 1920:

Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PRICE REALIZED $2,800