Auction 17 · Lot 527
Great Rabbi Sekel Lev from Michaelstadt. Three-Quarter length portrait facing left. With Hebrew ink inscription below stating, "Great Rabbi Sekel Lev from Michaelstadt" and in German, "Rabbi Wormser, German Rabbi"
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(WORMSER, SEKEL) 1768-1847
Place
Early 19th Century
Description
Pen-and-ink drawing. Framed
summary
Known as the Baal Shem of Michelstadt for his reputation as a master of occult powers, who rigorously followed the ascetic chasidic way of life. Of his Talmudic writings preserved by his descendents, almost nothing has been published
7.25 x 4.25 inches image size
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