Auction 24 · Lot 361
Stiff cardboard-backed red velvet bag with applique and cut out silver plaques on bag and handle; includes name of owner, Maimon; son of Isaac Elkrief.” H: 195mm. Lightly worn. Handle re-attached.
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
VELVET AND SILVER TALLIT BAG.
Morocco, first half 20th century.
summary
For similar examples, see The Jewish Museum Catalogue, Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land (2000) no. 17 and 18, p.144-5.