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Auction 17 · Lot 627
Stick with Hungarian and Hebrew carved inscriptions. The end of the stick is unfinished, and was either capped by a shovel or worn during use in herding swine. L: 1250mm
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
CARVED WOODEN WORK IMPLEMENT FROM FORCED LABORER
Hungary, 1944
summary
Colonel Istvan Rado is identified with a Star of David; the inscriptions identify and memorialize him in two languages, and mention his service in the Hungarian army during World War I and his subsequent service in a work brigade at Malomret, Hungary, in 1944.