Auction 59 · Lot 180

Micrographic portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger of Posen, incorporating Psalms. Issued as a “shemira” (Protection) for a baby and the mother by the artist Samuel Hirsch Maros Dasarhely (Tzvi ben Yaakov).

Estimate

$1,200–$1,800

Hammer price

$1,200

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.