Online Auction 40 - Chabad
Special Chabad auction in honor of Chag HaGeulah of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the Rayatz of Lubavitch - 12th-13th Tammuz
Challah Knife of Rebbe Rayatz
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Challah knife of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch.
Silver plated handle, with foliate designs. Metal blade, marked: Rogers Cutlery Co., Meriden (Connecticut, USA). Early 20th century.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the Challah knife my father used during his trip to the United States in 1929-30. He gave it to me upon his returning to Europe". Dated 10th December 1989. A wooden box which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family is enclosed (the box was given together with the knife, though it is not mentioned in the letter).
For further information, please refer to Hebrew description.
Approx. 35 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.
Silver plated handle, with foliate designs. Metal blade, marked: Rogers Cutlery Co., Meriden (Connecticut, USA). Early 20th century.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the Challah knife my father used during his trip to the United States in 1929-30. He gave it to me upon his returning to Europe". Dated 10th December 1989. A wooden box which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family is enclosed (the box was given together with the knife, though it is not mentioned in the letter).
For further information, please refer to Hebrew description.
Approx. 35 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.
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