Lot 101
Siddur - Offenbach, 1822 - Gift to a Bride - Original Leather Binding, with Silver Plaques and Clasps
Siddur according to German and Polish rites, with Yiddish translation and instructions. Offenbach 1822. Leather binding with engraved silver plaques and clasps (marked "13"). [Austria-Hungary], 1824.
The siddur is decorated with fine silver oval plaques and clasps. The siddur was presumably given as a gift to the bride Bilcha Klippstein, from her groom. The names of the groom and bride are engraved on the front plaque "David Bilcha". The back plaque is engraved with the year "1824".
Birth and death records and other inscriptions on the endpapers and pastedown, including the date of birth of "Bilcha wife of R. David Klippstein".
[2], 238, 36, 33-136, 36, 8; 116; 16 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Leather binding, with silver clasps and plaques. One clasp detached and damaged. Damage and tears to edges of binding.
