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Auction 24 · Lot 339
SILVER COMB FOR BURIAL SOCIETY Pressburg, ca. 1850
- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $3,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Comb with cut out floral and foliate handle, inscribed from front to back with Hebrew dedication inscription: “Made from charitable donations to the Holy Society for Consoling Mourners, Holy Congregation Pressburg.” At one end, chain bearing pick. Marked on front. W: 140mm.
summary
Similar utensils created for holy use can be seen in the Library of Jewish Theological Seminary of America Catalogue, “From This World to the Next: Jewish Approaches to Illness, Death and the Afterlife” (2000), no. 23A - B, p. 38.