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A Polish parcel-gilt silver belt buckle for Yom Kippur
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description
- stamped four times with standard mark 12
- silver
- length 4 3/8 in.
- 11.2 cm
the square buckle overlaid with lions holding a crowned inscribed cartouche, spread-winged birds above, running deer below, the tapered sides overlaid with foliage.
Condition
gilding on back of right-hand side piece worn off, otherwise good, nice quality and earlier date
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Hebrew inscriptions read: around the edge: "The wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold (Psalms 68:14);" "Be as swift as a deer, and brave as a lion, to do the will of your Father in heaven (Ethics of the Fathers 5:23);" and in the center: "He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins (II Kings 1:8 [describing the prophet Elijah]," with date corresponding to 1822.