Auction 68 · Lot 18
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN SILVER CHARITY CONTAINER.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Kolozsvar (Cluj / Klausenburg), 1810
Description
Squared tankard-shape, with hinged lid and raised coin slot atop. Heavily engraved with imagery relating to the Jewish Burial Society, prayer at the cemetery, headstones, etc. Additional engraving in Hebrew on lid: “Made by the Charity Fund of Chevra Kadisha - Gemiluth Chessed by the Leaders and Wardens and Burial Society, [5]570 (1810)” and “Charity Saves from Death; Pressburg.” Hasp lacking. Marked. 6.5 x 3.75 x 2.75.