Auction 77 · Lot 155
Haupt-Synagoge / Synagogue Centrale.
- Estimate
- $150–$200
- Hammer price
- $200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(GERMANY).
Place
Frankfurt am Main (C. Jügel), late 19th century.
Description
Engraving by Fresca after original by Hoff.
references
Not in Rubens.
summary
Dedicated on March 23, 1860, the Haupt-Synagoge, located on the Börnestrasse, became the center of Reform Judaism in Frankfurt am Main. Architect Johann Georg Kayser (1817-75) designed the Synagogue in the historicist style. It was destroyed during the violence of Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938).
7 x 9 (17.8 x 22.9 cm) inches to mat. Framed.
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