Auction 96 · Lot 82
(Grand Rebbe of Skulen, 1923-2019). Personal 14-string Gartel.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $2,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
PORTUGAL, YISROEL AVROHOM
Description
Note attached: “Gifted… 6/21/08. The [Rebbe’s] personal well used gartel.”
summary
The last Holocaust-era Rebbe to lead a Chassidic sect. The son of R. Eliezer Zushye Portugal (1898-1982), he and his father were finally allowed to leave Communist Rumania for the United States in 1960.
Provenance: From the estate of an individual who had personal relations with the Skulener Rebbe. He received this Gartel as a gift to express thanks for services rendered. (Names and specific details will be provided to the successful bidder).
Length: 90 inches (228 cm).
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