Auction 65
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Mar 12, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 401:
Silver Snuff Box - Holy Places - Europe, Early 19th Century
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Sold for: $1,800
Start price:
$
500
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Silver Snuff Box - Holy Places - Europe, Early 19th Century
Snuff box, decorated with images of the Holy Places. [France, early 19th century]. Silver (marked with manufacturer's mark - Charles-Antoine Fasquelle [Paris] and with French marks from ca. 1798-1809), engraved. An oval snuff box with three images of Holy Places in Eretz Israel: The Western Wall, Cave of the Patriarchs and "Rashi's Synagogue" (apparently, The grave of Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai), in a symbolic naïve style based on the prototype made popular by the painter and scholar R. Yehosef Schwarz. Decorating silverware with depictions of the Holy Places in Eretz Israel was common among East European Jews during the 19th century. 9X5X2 cm. Good condition. Some scratches and bends. Traces of tobacco within the box.
