Auction 35 - Rare and Important Judaica
A Pair of Silver Tefillin Boxes for Miniature Tefillin – Polotsk, 1870
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium
A pair of boxes for miniature tefillin. Polotsk (Russia),1870.
Silver (marked and dated, city mark and assayer's mark); cast, cut and engraved.
Square boxes, with hinged bases that open and close. The sides and bases are adorned with flowers and frames in geometric patterns. Inscriptions on top of the boxes: Shin Yud = Shel Yad; Shin Resh = Shel Rosh.
Size of box: 2X2 cm. size of base: 3.5X5 cm.
Silver (marked and dated, city mark and assayer's mark); cast, cut and engraved.
Square boxes, with hinged bases that open and close. The sides and bases are adorned with flowers and frames in geometric patterns. Inscriptions on top of the boxes: Shin Yud = Shel Yad; Shin Resh = Shel Rosh.
Size of box: 2X2 cm. size of base: 3.5X5 cm.