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Auction 24 · Lot 365
WOMAN’S PRAYERBOOK IN LEATHER AND SILVER BINDING. Book: Amsterdam, 1714. Binding: circa 1721.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $2,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Binding: Brown leather; silver plaques on front and back depict flowering basket; corners each bear cast putti; clasp bears figure of musician; rounded plaques at top and base bearing Hebrew dedication inscriptions. Decoratively engraved flanges protect book at base and top of spine. No marks found. H: 175mm.
summary
The Hebrew inscriptions read: Leib, son of Mordechai, from the Holy Congregation of Pekelbaum, Adar, 5481 (1721); Tila, daughter of the late Mordechai Katz, from Obenhausen. This book was probably a wedding present given to the bride. The women’s prayers included at the end are included in a study of Techinot by Chava Weissler.