Auction 9
Eretz Israel, settlement, anti-Semitism, Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita, postcards and photographs, letters by rabbis and rebbes, Chabad, Judaica, and more
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Jan 11, 2021
Abraham Ferrera 1 , Jerusalem, Israel
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The auction will take place on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 19:00 (Israel time).
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LOT 163:
Luxurious Marriage Box - Art Nouveau. Italy, 19th century
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Luxurious Marriage Box - Art Nouveau. Italy, 19th century
Copento - [Marriage Box] - Impressive Jewish jewelry Porcelain box with biblical scenes, and a Star of David - Art Nouveau. Italy, 19th century.
On the lid and on the sides of the box are biblical scenes, gems and gilding: the binding of Isaac, Moshe BaYeor, Shimson in the palace of the Philistines, the bondage of Egypt, Jacob and the angel, and others. At the base, stamp of the manufacturer 'N [North] Italy'.
In northern Italy as early as the 15th century, it was customary to give such boxes to a woman on the occasion of her wedding. See Collection of the Israel Museum Record No. B51.04.0207; 131/030.
And also: ART ET JUDAISME by IRENE KORN 1996 p. 20.
Size: 22x13 cm. Height: 14 cm. The lid is opened using a transverse axis. Slight fractures in the lid.
