Auction 62 · Lot 349
EUROPEAN SHTREIMEL.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
19th century
Description
Fur and velvet hat worn by married Chassidic men on the Sabbath and Jewish Holidays. Representative of a royal crown, as the pious believe that the wearing of special clothing on these days enhances and further sanctifies the day. Fur pelts (ours, sixteen) are adjoined clockwise pattern as reference to kabbalistic spiritual forces. Brown leather interior head band. Some wear. Diameter: 12 inches.