Lot 58
  • 58

A pair of Polish silver Tefillin boxes, probably Mojzsez Princenthal of Warsaw, circa 1910

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • marked on bodies and bases M.P. and a running animal
  • silver
  • length 2 7/8 in.
  • 7.3 cm
the hinged bases with Hebrew inscriptions, one plain and the other with lines and Hebrew letter shin.

Condition

One separating above the hinge, with removed engravings, otherwise good
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Catalogue Note

The inscriptions read "An eternal memorial for our grandson, David, on the occasion of his 13th birthday, may he live a long life." and "Hillel and Elka Alterman, 1913".