Auction 17 · Lot 598
Carved wooden depiction of the family crest: a palm tree topped by a Star of David, flanked by rampant lions. H: 355mm.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
summary
This same crest appears as a printer's mark on books produced by the family press, and can be seen on a Hanukkah lamp by Pietro Zappati in the collection of the Museo della Comunita, Rome (284/61), as well as on a snuffbox in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York (F4925).
Exhibited: See Jewish Museum, New York, Catalogue, Gardens and Ghettos (1989) no. 116, p. 265.