Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
A SILVER ETROG CONTAINER, HIRSCHEL (TZVI) PEKKAR, 20TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A SILVER ETROG CONTAINER, HIRSCHEL (TZVI) PEKKAR, 20TH CENTURY
oval, representing the interior of a synagogue, applied openwork blind arches on two levels, central entryways on each side, one with openwork gates and doves flanking the Tablets, topped with a procession of ten men bearing a lulav and etrog surrounding a bima reader of the Torah, Hebrew inscription on rim of lid
marked on base
height 7 in.
17.8 cm
Hirschel Pekkar, also known as Tzvi, was a Chabad Hasid who lived in London before moving to Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The Sterling stamp indicates that this piece was made in America. For a similar etrog box by this maker, see Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, p. 107, pl. 130.