Of house-form, with coin-slot set atop gabled roof, hinged door with hasp along side; front brass element engraved in Hebrew “Society for Comforting Mourners, Pressburg.” With handle. 7.75 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches.
AUCTION 68 |
Thursday, April 07th,
2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 30
CZECHOSLAVAKIAN BRASS AND TIN CHARITY BOX.
Of house-form, with coin-slot set atop gabled roof, hinged door with hasp along side; front brass element engraved in Hebrew “Society for Comforting Mourners, Pressburg.” With handle. 7.75 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches.
19th century
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $2,750
See Cissy Grossman, The Collector’s Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection (1993) p. 5.