Auction 61 · Lot 449

Rectangular base with two hinged bookends, each featuring inlaid marquetry; one bearing image of an elderly Jew studying the Torah, the second bears the Hebrew dictum: “And you shall meditate therein day and night” (Joshua 1:8). 12.5 x 4 x 5.5.

Estimate

$500–$700

Hammer price

$600

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