Auction 60 · Lot 468
EXCEPTIONAL CONTINENTAL EMBROIDERED FESTIVAL CHALLAH COVER.
- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $2,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Sky blue embroidery on cream silk featuring Hebrew text for Kiddush for Rosh Hashanah and Kiddush for other holidays. With colorful images of shofar, covered challah loaves, Jerusalem, Star-of-David, and Decalogue flanked by rampant lions, topped with eagle. With metallic thread border and embroidered lace. Backed on silk. 22 x 20.5 inches.
summary
A spectacular example.