Online Auction 027 - Special Auction in honor of the yahrzeit of Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch
Spice Container of Rebbe Rayatz – Letter of Authenticity Signed by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary, Daughter of the Rebbe
Opening: $5,000
Unsold
Silver spice container of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn – the Rayatz of Lubavitch.
Spice container for Havdalah, used by Rebbe Rayatz in the 1930s during his travels (fine silver box, originally intended as a jewelry box. With maker's mark: Birmingham, England, 1920).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), from his daughter, Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary: " I hereby gift… the silver traveling בשמים box used by my father from 1932-39. He gave it to me as a gift in 1949".
The letter, which is dated 26th March 1989, is signed (in Hebrew) by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1889-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz and wife of R. Shemaryahu Gurary (Rashag).
Diameter: Approx. 6 cm. Fair-good condition. Bends. Heavy metal base, loose, missing original fabric lining.
Spice container for Havdalah, used by Rebbe Rayatz in the 1930s during his travels (fine silver box, originally intended as a jewelry box. With maker's mark: Birmingham, England, 1920).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), from his daughter, Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary: " I hereby gift… the silver traveling בשמים box used by my father from 1932-39. He gave it to me as a gift in 1949".
The letter, which is dated 26th March 1989, is signed (in Hebrew) by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1889-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz and wife of R. Shemaryahu Gurary (Rashag).
Diameter: Approx. 6 cm. Fair-good condition. Bends. Heavy metal base, loose, missing original fabric lining.