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Auction 8 · Lot 49
SILVER ROSEWATER BOTTLE China, c. 1900.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $1,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
On lipped domed base, with knob, round bodied bottle with tapered neck topped by pierced stopper. Embossed with foliate decoration on base, body, and neck. Hebrew engraved inscription on neck: “A sacred gift to the Bavli Synagogue, donated by Ra\ephael Brachah, in memory of his wife, Miriam, daughter of Deenah, may her soul be connected with the souls of the living.” Marked on base. H: 290mm.
summary
For a very similar bottle, see Sotheby’s, A Collection from the Sassoon Family Estate, April 9 1999, Lot 2