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Auction 7 · Lot 187
BRONZE PLAQUE OF ISRAEL JACOBSON. Germany, after 1901.
- Estimate
- $150–$200
- Hammer price
- $250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
A plaque with raised swirled edges, in three sections, from the top: a silvered depiction of the Religions-und Industrieschule, established in Seesen in 1801; below, a labelled silvered raised portrait bust of Jacobson; below, another silvered building is depicted (possibly the back of the school). H: 245mm. Silver portions worn; back bronzed
summary
Israel Jacobson (1768-1828), a German financier, pioneered the establishment of Reform Judaism in Germany