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Auction 9 · Lot 67
STERLING SILVER CASE FOR MEZUZAH SCROLL. Gorham Sterling, Providence, R.I., 1891.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
In two parts; interior cylinder cut out in geometric pattern; at one end, flat top with cast round finial. Exterior tube is cut out in curvilinear pattern with smooth bands set off by ribbon ring at either end; lower end bears matching finial. Marked on upper band. L: 120mm.
summary
Gorham is known to have manufactured Jewish ceremonial objects, however, efforts to trace this particular design proved unsuccessful
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