Auction 28 - Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana

"Shiviti" – Printed Micrograph – Pápa Community – Hungary

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
"Know before whom you stand" / "Shiviti", for hanging in the Synagogue. Printed micrograph work made by Nechemya Meisner of Pápa, Hungary. Eretz Israel or Hungary, [ 1930s/40s].
Facsimile of micrograph made in Hungary in 1936. Geometric decorations, Stars of David, "menorah" and lions. Text: verses, prayer sections, kabalistic letter combinations and variations of G-d's name. On the bottom part: "I wrote this in memory of my uncle, a man who pursued charity and loving-kindness, Rabbi Ya'akov Eisen, Nechemya Meisner of Pápa, 5697, 28th of Tishrei". Some of the decorations were hand-painted.
49X63.5 cm. Good condition. Minor tears and holes to margins. Few stains.
"Mizrah" and "Shiviti" leaves, Ketubot and Graphics
"Mizrah" and "Shiviti" leaves, Ketubot and Graphics