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LOT 196:
Challah Cover of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch
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Challah Cover of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch
Challah cover of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch.
Velvet and fabric, embroidered with gilt and colored strings. In the center of the textile: a bottle of wine and a goblet, a challah and a pair of candlesticks with lit Shabbat candles; surrounded by verses recited in the Kiddush. The top of the textile is inscribed Shabbat Shalom, and vine branches extend from both sides with greenish beads sewn upon them, patterned as a grape cluster.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the Challah Dekel that my father used for many years in Russia, Latvia and Poland. It arrived in one of the shipments after World War II. My father gave it to me as a gift". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
Approx. 65x53 cm. Good condition. Damage and light wear.
Included is a wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the Challah cover, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
