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Auction 13 · Lot 52
COPPER AND SILVER CHARITY BOX. Antwerp, 1939.
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $650
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Lidded round box with oriform handle at back, hasp and protruding bar for closure; lid has vertical tapered coin slot. At front, applique silver plaque with the following engraved Hebrew inscription: "Gift of the Cohen (Priest), Rabbi in Antwerp, in memory of his father, the saintly Rabbi Solomon Avigdor Garstein, the Cohen, who passed away 16 Teveth, 1939; Tammuz, 1939." H: 185mm. Some wear. Previous repairs.