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Auction 9 · Lot 83
FOUR SILVER FILIGREE MEZUZAH CASES WITH SCROLLS. A and B: Palestine, early 20th century. C: Jerusalem, ca. 1950. D: Jerusalem, early 20th century.
- Estimate
- $600–$800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
A and B are identical; domed cases with filigree trim, crenellated top, tiered bottom. Marked on back. H: 80mm.
C: Domed, embossed with grapevine and “Jerusalem” on front; back embossed with Menorah, “Production of Bezalel, Jerusalem” in Hebrew; marked. H: 70mm.
D: All filigree, back marked “Jerusalem.” H: 50mm.
WITH: Lot includes a pair of silver cufflinks, marked Jerusalem, mid 20th century.
summary
A group of similar Mezuzah cases was sold at Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, November 9, 1998, Lot 58
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