Paintings and Judaica from the Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch - Part II
Lot 19979:
Dimensions
Length (with handles) – 25 cm, width – 12 cm, height – 8.5 cm.
Provenance
Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch
Details
With hammer work, engraving, repousse and the handles cast. Decorated with scene of David and Goliath on one side and the Messiah arriving in Jerusalem on the other. Bears apparently later inscriptions (in Hebrew) stating “David and Goliath” and (mistakenly) “Mordechai and Haman”.
Condition
Good
Notes
Both scenes are taken from the Amsterdam Haggadah (second edition 1712), a typical source for various Jewish items.
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