Auction 44
Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Mar 11, 2015
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 21:
Handwritten Large Wall Calendar - India, 1871
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
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250
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Handwritten leaf – Wall calendar for 1871. India [1871].
Wall calendar designed for hanging in the synagogue. Bottom half is missing. A list of dates is situated at the top of the leaf, many of them distinctive for Jewish history in India: "1,804 years since the destruction of the second temple and the arrival of Jews to the city of Kodungallur", "1,027 [years] since the giving of the copper shield to the people of Pantnagar", "364 [years] since the arrival of Portugal in Cochin", etc.
Height: 30 cm. Width: 48 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, professionally restored damages.
