Property of a New York Private Collector
A DUTCH PEWTER LAVER SET, BUDEL, NETHERLANDS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
December 17, 06:59 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property of a New York Private Collector
A DUTCH PEWTER LAVER SET, BUDEL, NETHERLANDS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the part bow-fronted wall cistern with a patterned domed cover, beaded borders in the Jugendstil taste, with Hebrew inscriptions commonly related to washing, matching basin with a passage from the Hebrew prayer for hand washing (misspelled)
marked under top portion
height together approx. 20 3/4 in.
52.7 cm
Sotheby's, New York, June 4, 1996, lot 17
The tank inscription reads: “Lift your hands toward the sanctuary” [Ps. 134:2].
The basin inscription reads: “on the washing of the hands”, the conclusion of the blessing for hand-washing, with the Hebrew word netilat misspelled.