Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
A CONTINENTAL STEEL SWIVEL FOB SEAL, PROBABLY GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A CONTINENTAL STEEL SWIVEL FOB SEAL, PROBABLY GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY
one face with inscribed cartouche enclosing merchant's mark and initials I.F. below crowned Hebrew inscriptions, the other face with birds, hound, column and shield monogrammed I.F. script
length 1⅜ in.
3.5 cm
The inscription translated reads: “Judah b[en] R[eb] A[braham?]... of Wessel”.