Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Charity Box for the Poor of Eretz Israel - The Netherlands, 1900
Opening: $500
Unsold
Charity box to benefit the poor of Eretz Israel. The Netherlands, [ca. 1900].
Small red charity box, with a lithographic label. Inscribed "Bedenkt [Milddadig] / uw noodlijdende / geloofsgenoten / in het / Heilige land" ["remember your Jewish brethren in the Holy Land generously"; Hebrew inscription citing verses concerned with remembering Jerusalem and the importance of charity. Sites in Eretz Israel are depicted on the other three sides: the Temple site, the Cave of the Patriarchs, Rachel's tomb, the Rambam's gravesite and another site (unidentified).
A similar box with an identical label exists in the Amsterdam Jewish Museum collection, item no. M007645.
10.5X7.5X5.5 cm. Fair condition. Defects and many open tears to label, affecting text and images. Stains to label. Defects and bends to box. Losses to paint.
Small red charity box, with a lithographic label. Inscribed "Bedenkt [Milddadig] / uw noodlijdende / geloofsgenoten / in het / Heilige land" ["remember your Jewish brethren in the Holy Land generously"; Hebrew inscription citing verses concerned with remembering Jerusalem and the importance of charity. Sites in Eretz Israel are depicted on the other three sides: the Temple site, the Cave of the Patriarchs, Rachel's tomb, the Rambam's gravesite and another site (unidentified).
A similar box with an identical label exists in the Amsterdam Jewish Museum collection, item no. M007645.
10.5X7.5X5.5 cm. Fair condition. Defects and many open tears to label, affecting text and images. Stains to label. Defects and bends to box. Losses to paint.
Jewish Ceremonial Art
Jewish Ceremonial Art