Auction 68 · Lot 75
CONTINENTAL SILVER BINDING.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $6,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
High-relief repousse binding depicting Biblical narratives including on recto: Noah’s Ark afloat; Abraham visited by the Three Angels; Adam, Eve, Snake and Tree of Wisdom; Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise (spine); and Sacrifice of Isaac; Jacob’s Dream (verso). Each scene framed by foliate border. Large, central hinged clasp. 6.5 x 5 x 2.75 inches.
summary
FITTED WITH: Hebrew Pentateuch and Haphtaroth with Ladino addenda. Tikun Sopherim. - Quinque Libri Mosis. Amsterdam, 1726. Title page engravings executed by B. Picart. With previous owner’s manuscript name on title page: Hazan Semuel Mendes.