Auction 57 · Lot 366
Velvet-topped with floral and Hebrew embroidery reading: “This is a gift of the honored Leib Sonnenschein along with his wife.” 18 x 20 inches.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
RARE POLISH BRITH-MILAH CUSHION.
Publication
Early 19th-century
summary
A most scarce item of Judaica. Cushion for use at a circumcision-ceremony upon which the baby lay during the procedure and subsequent naming.