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Auction 17 · Lot 612
WOODEN MUSIC BOX WITH IMAGE BY ARTHUR SZYK Switzerland, mid-20th century.
- Estimate
- $300–$400
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
A wooden frame holds a reproduction of a 1943 Szyk lithograph deplcting a central Star of David, and the word Israel, surrounded by Jewish figures, including Ezikiel, Bar Kochba, and soldiers, and the Hebrew blessing recited on special occasions. The interior mechanism plays “Hatikvah.” H: 325mm.
summary
A similar music box was sold at Kestenbaum and Company, November 16, 1999, Lot 143