Lot 6
  • 6

A German Embroidered Linen Torah Binder, dated 1754

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Linen
  • length of first 131in.
  • 332.8cm
embroidered in green thread with Hebrew inscriptions by finely embroidered polychrome birds, woodland creatures, floral sprays and a Torah scroll surmounted by a crown in vari-colored thread.  Together with four similar embroidered linen Torah Binders dated 1760, 1787 and 1811, 5 pieces

Provenance

Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, 29 September 1994, lot 150