Auction 79 · Lot 267
Heavy cream silk with ornate Spanier-arbeit extensively applied.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
HUNGARIAN SYNAGOGUE TORAH ARK CURTAIN
Publication
1881
Description
A central cartouche, beneath coronet, with dedication to the Synagogue of Keszthely, by the women of the community. Presented with “a generous spirit and willing soul.” Hung with hooks. Gilt piping on reverse. Silk extensively worn. 48 x 77 inches.
summary
Keszthely, (Kesthell in German), is located on the western shore of Lake Balaton, in south-west Hungary. Jews are first recorded having settled in this town in 1711.