Auction 62 · Lot 353
Elegant metal wheelbarrow engraved in Hebrew with fitted, etched glass vessel for the haroset, bearing painted vignettes of Pithom and Ramses and related Biblical verse. 9.5 x 3.75 x 2.75 inches.
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
CONTINENTAL GLASS PASSOVER CONTAINER.
summary
The wheelbarrow alludes to the transport of mortar, with which the Israelites cemented the bricks during their enslavement in Egypt. At the Seder, this is represented by the Haroset which would be displayed on the Seder plate in this special vessel.