Auction 39
Judaica Israeliana Numismatics and Medals
Jul 16, 2014
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 57:
Tallit Case – "Sfara DeZizit" – Morocco
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Sold for: $1,200
Start price:
$
400
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Tallit case – "Sfara DeZizit". Fez, Morocco, 1920.
Silver plaque, cut, punched and engraved, on red velvet and cardboard.
The boy's name appears on the case's front: "Abraham bar Pinhas Kessous". The elaborate style of the silver vegetal and geometric decorations implies, when compared with other similar embroidered cases, that the owner was of high social status.
Height: 20 cm, width: 25.5 cm. Good condition, minor wear to velvet.
See: Jews of Morocco, Aviva Moler-Lanzet (editor).
The Israel Museum, 1983 (2nd ed.), p. 105.
