Auction 68 · Lot 60
AMERICAN PORCELAIN PASSOVER SALT WATER CONTAINER.
- Estimate
- $700–$900
- Hammer price
- $700
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1910
Description
In the shape of a an egg, featuring painted images of an egg beneath a jeweled crown, sprigs of parsley and a Hebrew text open to the “Ma Nishtana” which references dipping vegetable into salt water. The whole supported by three curved legs with gilt trim. 6 inches. * With: Matching elongated spoon. 7.5 inches.
summary
For another example, see Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, Judaica, October 8, 1996, lot 223.