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Auction 7 · Lot 44
DECORATED WOODEN PURIM GROGGER Probably Southern Russia, early 20th century.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Carved wooden grogger with sectioned handle and eight-spoked noisermaker wheel, assembled with painted nuts and bolts. The Hebrew words: “Happy Purim” are carefully engraved along to top surface; bone inlay in the form of a Star of David flanked by interlace elements decorates the lower surface of the horizontal section. W: 288mm.