Auction 61 · Lot 405
GERMAN SILVER ETHROG BOX.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Circa 1900
Description
Oval container with elaborate chased, repousse and engraved floral decoration. Hinged lid features central ethrog and Hebrew passage from Leviticus (23:40): “And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of the hadar tree (ethrog).” Biblical passage continues with respective illustrations along the outer wall of the container: “Date palm fronds, a branch of a braided tree, and willows of the brook.” The whole supported four ball feet. Marked. 3 x 5.25 x 3.5 inches.