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Auction 50 · Lot 413
BEZALEL SILVER-BOUND BIBLE.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Front chased with depictions of grapevines and swirls surrounding central embossed depiction of Moses holding the Tablets of the Law set within arched frame with filigree trim and cabochon amber stone. Applique bosses at corners. Spine bears Hebrew title and similar ornamentation; back depicts band of Symbols of Twelve Tribes with four applique bosses at corners. Clasp bears engraved inscription: Bezalel Jerusalem. L: 4 3/4”