Auction 68 · Lot 20
HUNGARIAN WOODEN CHARITY BOX.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Inscribed 1863
Description
Rectangular form with domed, hinged lid featuring prominent silver cartouche with coin slot and large projecting crown with two lions rampant guardant flanking Hebrew inscription: Charity for the Burial Society of the Gemilath Chessed of the Jewish Community of Yanosch, made by the leaders [and] gabbaim: R. Moshe Deitsch and R. Shlomo Baum in the year [5]623 (1863).” Minor repairs. 5.5 x 9.5 x 6 inches.