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Auction 7 · Lot 196
SILVER BOX AND A SILVER POUDRIERE Leo Gastring, Palestine, before 1940
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $300
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Round box , slightly convex, with embossed and chased scene of Rachel’s Tomb on top, surrounded by flowers. Opens with hinge; rope edges on either side. Formerly used for spices. Marked “L.G.; Silver “on base. Diam: 60mm.
Flat compact; top engraved with Sar of David and floral decoration; pebbled surface. Inside top, mirror; powder puff and screen. Hinged opening; rope edges. Marked “L.G., 833” on base. Diam: 60mm.
summary
A fine silversmith, Gastring, was born in Poland. He worked in Palestine, but returned to Europe where he perished in the Holocaust