Auction 60 · Lot 430
POLISH SHOFAR WITH SILVER BANDS.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1900
Description
Of traditional form, with three bands of silver, each with decorative engraving and Hebrew inscriptions relating to the ritual blowing of the shofar, including: “Sound the shofar on the New Moon, on the appointed time for the day of our festival” (Psalms 81:4) a verse associated with the Jewish New Year when the shofar is blown. Length: 11 inches.