Auction 57 · Lot 359
ITALIAN SILVER-BOUND PRAYER-BOOK.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $5,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Embossed overall with Baroque style decoration, including swirls and foliage. Upper cover with central vignette of the sign of the Levite; rear cover of rampant lion aside tree with crown above. Pair of clasps and hinges. Height: 7.5 inches. 19th-century. * Bound in: Machzor. Hebrew Festival Prayer-book. Printed in Venice by Stamperia Bragadina in 1750.