Auction 10
Eretz Israel, settlement, anti-Semitism, Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita, postcards and photographs, letters by rabbis and rebbes, Chabad, Judaica, and more
By DYNASTY
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Mar 9, 2021
Abraham Ferrera 1 , Jerusalem, Israel
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The auction will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 19:00 (Israel time).
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LOT 171:
Synagogue Key. Eastern Europe, 18th Century
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Sold for: $2,000
Start price:
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200
Buyer's Premium: 22%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Synagogue Key. Eastern Europe, 18th Century
A large and massive synagogue key with a Star of David on his head, Eastern Europe 18th century.
Keys of this kind were used for the front door or the gate of the synagogue [a similar key found under the rubble of the Maharsh'a synagogue in Ostroh, Ukraine]. Typical of synagogues in Russia-Ukraine.
Provenance: Private Collection. See also Dynasty auction No. 5 Item 187.
Length: 24 cm. Width of the Star of David 7 cm. Signs of rust. Good condition.
