Auction 66 · Lot 353
Oval faceted container with hinged lid featuring a handle and bearing Hebrew inscription: “Generation to Generation, Shmuel Donater and his family, 5695.” The whole supported four ball feet. 3.25 x 5 x 4 inches.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
CONTINENTAL ETHROG BOX.
Publication
Inscribed 1935
summary
Interestingly the inscription includes quotation marks implying the words are acting as a mnemonic or a “gematria” (= 460), but the meaning is unknown.