Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jewish Figures – Anti-Semitic Engraving – Germany, 19th century
Opening: $200
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
Unser Verkehr, nach der neuesten Darstellung [our crowd]. Engraving by Johann Michael Voltz. [Nuremberg? 19th century]. German.
An engraving depicting eight Jewish figures out of the anti-Semitic play by Karl Borromäus Alexander Sessa "Unser Verkehr" (our crowd), first performed in Königsberg, 1815. The figures are presented in a ludicrous manner with their name and role in the play by their side.
Approx. 14.5X16 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Restored tears at upper margins and a 7-cm-long restored tear on the right side with some damage to the print and text.
An engraving depicting eight Jewish figures out of the anti-Semitic play by Karl Borromäus Alexander Sessa "Unser Verkehr" (our crowd), first performed in Königsberg, 1815. The figures are presented in a ludicrous manner with their name and role in the play by their side.
Approx. 14.5X16 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Restored tears at upper margins and a 7-cm-long restored tear on the right side with some damage to the print and text.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit HaPleta
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit HaPleta