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Auction 13 · Lot 17
PAIR OF GILT WOODEN SYNAGOGUE LIONS. Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, early 20th century.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Gilt wooden lions flank Decalogue with cut out initial words; at top, from either side, hands of Priestly blessing emerge; upper crown and Star of David at center. Hands, Decalogue, and details of lions were subsequently painted white. With: two separate lidded gilt urns, which flank the lions atop the Torah ark. H: 920mm x W: 1430mm.
summary
A smaller, less grandiose example of American synagogue lions were sold by Kestenbaum & Company, Sale XI, November 28th, 2000, Lot 304.