Auction 68 · Lot 19
GERMAN IRON-MOUNTED WOOD CHARITY CONTAINER.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Tankard-shape, with hinged, concave lid bearing carved Hebrew inscription: “Burial Society of the Community of Fuerth.” Additional carving of pall-bearers with Hebrew “Charity Saves from Death.” Elaborate iron double lock hardware. Height: 7.5 inches; Diameter excluding handle: 5 inches.
summary
Provenance: Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, Judaica, April 24 and 25, 1997, lot 8; who ascribe this to 1748.