Online Auction 35 - A special Chabad Auction in Honor of the Thirty Fifth Anniversary of Hei Teves - the Renowned Victory in the Seforim Case – Didan Notzach
December 7, 2021
Three China Plates of Rebbe Rayatz – From the Time he Resided in the US - With Certificate of Authenticity Signed by His Daughter Rebbetzin Chana Gurary
Three china plates used by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson – Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, in the US in the 1940s.
Gold-rimmed plates, with a rose pattern. Marked on underside: "Pope-Gosser China made in U.S.A. Sterling 41".
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… 3 plates that my father ate from in the 1940's". The letter is dated 17th September, 1989 (see next item - three china cups and saucers matching these plates).
A matching compote bowl (made by Pope-Gosser) was owned by Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Lubavitcher rebbe. Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka gave the bowl as a wedding gift to the son of her close friend Schvester Mania, Ms. Sheina Matla (Mania) Lotz-Rosin (Schvester Mania was the attending nurse in the home of the Rayatz while still in Europe and part of the entourage that accompanied him on his escape to the US in 1940. She lived in 770 Eastern Parkway, caring for Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah, the wife of the Rashab and stayed on for many years as the attending nurse of the familiy of the Lubavitcher rebbe, even after the death of the Rayatz in 1950. See: Kestenbaum & Company, Auction 75, Lot 280).
Approx. 25.5 cm. Good condition.