Auction 68 · Lot 53
GERMAN PASSOVER / SABBATH TEXTILE.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $2,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
1817
Description
Linen wall hanging edged in lace, embroidered in pink and blue thread depicting from top: Large festoon over Hebrew year; a pair of deer flanking Hebrew: “I washed my hands with cleanliness” (Psalms 26:6); scene of the Biblical Spies carrying the oversized grape cluster (Number 13:23); Hebrew blessing for hand-washing; fanciful creatures and stylized animals flanking large flower vase. Lightly stained, two small expert repair. 66.5 x 16.25 inches.
summary
For a similar, contemporaneous example see I. Shachar, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica (1971) no. 481.