Auction 17 · Lot 503
(NIETO, DAVID) 1654-1728.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $5,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
n.p, n.d
Description
Full portrait seated at table facing left, pen in hand, inscribing his coveted work Mateh Dan. On table directly beneath the open book lies an additional volume: "Shaar Din." On the bookshelf at his left are other titles associated with Nieto: "Es Dat" and "Cuzary"
references
Rubens 1933
summary
Born in Venice, David Nieto served as Chief Rabbi of the Spanish and Portugese Jews in London from 1702 until his death. In addition he was a physician, author and mathematician
16.5 x 12.5 inches
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