Auction 17 · Lot 602
Decorated with depictions of Moses, Aaron, Abraham and Isaac flanking a cartouche above a Menorah; the reverse with scenes of the binding of Isaac and Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh. Marked. H: 90mm.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER BINDING FOR PRAYERBOOK
Hanau, Germany, late 19th century; Master: Nieresheimer
summary
Two other examples of this binding are in the Jewish Museum, London, part of the Gustave Tuck donation. Another is in the collection of the Wolfson Museum at Hechal Shlomo, Jerusalem, see Y. Bialer, Jewish Life in Art and Tradition (1980) p. 82