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Item Ships From: Manhattan
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Hanukkah lamp, cast brass, rivets, Algeria, circa 1880.
Crescent-shaped back plate, with eight gates, a vase with flowers, apertures in veget...
Category
Late 19th Century Algerian Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Poland, circa 1810.
Cast in Bench form, on four feet. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring scrollwork.
This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
Category
Early 19th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century.
The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks.
This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
Category
Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century brass casted Hanukkah lamp made in Algeria. The lamp is made of three central parts: its body, a tray for placing the oil candles, and a holder for the servant li...
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Late 19th Century Algerian Islamic Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Tin Charity Box
Located in New York, NY
Black, red, and gold painted tin charity box, The Netherlands, circa 1915.
Used for collecting funds for the Jewish hospital.
Decorated with Stars of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
European Sterling Silver Large Hanukkah Menorah
Located in New York, NY
European, sterling silver menorah, from the early to mid-20th century, adorned with engraving floral and geometric motifs, including a detachable arm and oil pourer. It measures 15 1...
Category
Early 20th Century European Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring two birds in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Schola...
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18th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
An impressive hand forged Hanukkah lamp inspired by Brutalist aesthetic. Hand crafted in Jerusalem, Israel circa 1960, the iron lamp stands with nine drip-shaped rustic candleholders...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Iron
19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century.
Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unique silver Hanukkah lamp, Iraq, circa 1880.
On four feet, a handmade silver tray with nine candle holders for eight days of Hanukkah, and one for t...
Category
Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
Category
Mid-17th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Hungarian Synagogue Iron Charity Container
Located in New York, NY
Large handmade iron charity container, Hungary, circa 1850.
The iron tzedakah box was installed within the wall at the Hungarian Synagogue.
On the fr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Iron
19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handcut strips of silver that have been bent into curvilinear shapes, with semicircle of candle-sockets, complete with drip-pans. A cast-made pair of birds, appearing to be ducks or geese, flank the servant light, while at top as the finial, a large casting of a hen or rooster.
While this overall form of lamp is known as hailing from Iraq, we cannot locate any other Iraqi lamps featuring the animals displayed on our example. Birds such as peacocks were widely used in Iraqi and other Middle-Eastern and North African Chanukah lamps, however the usage of the animals featured on our lamp likely have more to do with the surrounding Islamic culture than revealing any meaning in Judaism, which is typical overall for many motifs found on Jewish ritual...
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Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
20th Century Israeli Sterling Silver, Brass and Wood Omer Counter
Located in New York, NY
Omer counter, sterling silver, brass, and wood, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1985.
Silver Omer counter over brass background on wood base with silver pins for...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, brass, Israel, circa 1950.
On an oval base with six medallions depict the Tribes of Israel symbols decorated with colored enamel.
Titled in English and Hebrew ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Algerian Palace-Shaped Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah lamp shaped like a palace, surmounted by Islamic crescent. Made in Laghouat, Algeria.
The Hanukkah lamp is made of two parts: a pierced and engraved brass in the shape of ...
Category
1930s Algerian Islamic Vintage Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1950.
Covered with beautiful original green patina, bearing in gold Hebrew letters the word: "Israel" under the o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silver Sabbath oil lamp, Afghanistan, late 19th century.
Featuring a rimmed bowl elevated on a paneled stem, with larger drip pan below, resting on three feet. Extended piece of han...
Category
Late 19th Century Afghan Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Post World War II South African Hebrew Inscribed Metal School Supply Box
Located in New York, NY
Metal school supply box sent by the South Africa Jewish Wars Appeal to the Wels displaced persons (DP) camp in Austria, 1947.
Painted blue and white with th...
Category
1940s South African Vintage Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah lamp, Poland, circa 1860.
"Bench" style Hanukkah lamp, fronted with oil fonts. The backplate is cast with lions, a crown, and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Algeria, late 19th century or early 20th century.
Unique design. Backplate is decorated with vegetal motifs and with a number of medallions, a small shield...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Shabbat Table Cover from Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Folk Art Shabbat table cover, Jerusalem, circa 1900.
Embroidered at the four corners with the holy places for Jews in Israel, and with the wailing wall at the center.
The Hebrew rectangular text is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
The words to the song translate as follows:
Peace be with you, ministering angels, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Come in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Bless me with peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Go in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
The Hebrew text around the Wailing Wall scene...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Textile
Late 19th Century Chinese Silver Kiddush Goblet
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver covered Kiddush goblet, 19th century.
Round cup on a stem mounted to a flat circular foot. Stepped domed cover with bird finial. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp By David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
An impressive hand forged Hanukkah lamp inspired by Brutalist aesthetic. Hand crafted in Jerusalem, Israel circa 1960, the iron lamp stands with nine rustic candleholders in the shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Silver-Plated American Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, silver-plated Hanukkah lamp made in the United States. Typical of late 19th century revivalism in Judaica, the lamp is designed in a combination of styles such as the rococo scrollwork and diamond pattern and the Gothic niches...
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Late 19th Century American Rococo Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
A Beaded Dreidel, 2nd half 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Modern Beaded Dreidel, made in the 2nd half 20th Century.
This dreidel is one of the earlier modernistic Dreidels which was created with weaving beads on the outside of a classic ...
Category
Late 20th Century Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Beads
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and pierced with a central two-handled vase of flowers, flanked by fully formed birds with their heads turned outward. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks.
For another example, see page 296 of the book “Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps...
Category
Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp Menorah by Bezalel. Decorated with filigree work, and with acid etched Hebrew text: "these candles are holy". The Menorah can also serve as Shabbat Cand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century North-African Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade gilt silver Torah pointer (Yad), probably Morocco, circa 1880.
Engraved in Hebrew: "For the soul of the virgin Tova daughter of Erza Asher.
Every item in Menorah Galleries...
Category
Late 19th Century African Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Late 18th Century German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century continental parcel-gilt silver Torah pointer made in Germany. This magnificent torah pointer is shaped in a tapered spiral form. At one end of the pointer, a beautifully designed gilt hand, while at the other a small dome engraved “Philip Salomons Esqr." The dome tip has a linked chain, facilitating its grip. The ring of the pointer is marked with maker's mark VM, and an illegible town mark.
Provenance
Philip Salomons (1796-1867), sold at his death to
Reuben David Sassoon...
Category
Late 18th Century German Classical Roman Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century Continental Silver Kiddush Cup
Located in New York, NY
Hand engraved silver Kiddush cup, 1894.
Engraved with Hebrew text: "This cup of Blessing donated by Max Freined for "Aid for sick" society,
Rosh Ha'Shana, ...
Category
1890s European Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Silver Plate Plaque by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Bezalel silver plate plaque depicting Moses at Mount Sinai, made in Jerusalem, circa 1925, marked "Bezalel Jerushalem" in Hebrew and "Made in Palestine,...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Rare bronze Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Italy, circa 1750.
On round decorated base with baluster shape stem.
The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil f...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Israeli Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by Dayagi
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah lamp menorah made in Israel, circa 1950s. Signed on the bottom Dayagi. Green patina overlay in the front with a bold Star of David. A detailed scene of the spices on the way...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950.
David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Silver and silver filigree spice container, Jerusalem, circa 1920.
Ball spice container raised on a stem, On a round decorated base with fili...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Arts & Crafts Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1940s.
Beautiful Arts & Crafts Hanukkah lamp by I. Gurevitz. with great hand silver work with solid silver wires in the center, connecte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Arts and Crafts Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Vintage Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver Malachite Carnelian Lapis Lazuli Cross
Located in New York, NY
Mexican Modernist double sided sterling silver cross inlaid with malachite, carnelian and lapis lazuli
20th Century
This finely crafted double sided cross is composed of oval and cir...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Earthenware Hanukkah Lamp, Djerba, Tunisia
Located in New York, NY
A rare, late 18th century earthenware Hanukkah lamp from Djerba, Tunisia. Rectangular in shape, the Hanukkah lamp is supported by two legs. The oil fonts take the form of eight small recesses, with pinched edges on one side for wicks. Apparently, a servant light (now missing) was placed in the upper part of the lamp.
This is a particularly rare and early specimen. In all likelihood, this model – undocumented in the literature – represents a missing link between the stone lamps used in North Africa and the more familiar earthenware lamps of Tunisia, which are generally glazed in a greenish hue (in similar fashion to the present lamp). But in the latter group, the oil fonts are elevated, that is, supported on top of small columns, and are similar in design to ancient earthenware...
Category
Late 18th Century Tunisian Primitive Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Zionist Schnapps cup, France, circa 1920.
This shot cup is decorated with a Star of David enclosed in a wreath with a bow, and the word “Zion” in Hebrew. Marked with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
Handcrafted Silver Esther Megillah Case with Filigree and Gemstones by I.M. Fain
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Esther Megillah (Scroll of Esther) is encased in a meticulously handcrafted sterling silver case, made in Israel in 1950 by the renowned silversmith I.M. Fain. The cas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Revival Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Noam Basson Artistic Glass Limited Edition Mezuzah on Felt
Located in New York, NY
Made by Israel artist Noam Naim Basson, this artistic glass mezuzah with a felt back measures 7 1/2'' by 3'' by 4 1/4'' in depth overall (mezuzah measures 6'' by 1 1/3''). It is sign...
Category
20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Mezuzah Case by Bezalel Artist Bier (Jerusalem, 1950)
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully handcrafted sterling silver mezuzah case was made in Jerusalem in 1950 by the Israeli silversmith Isaac Bier, a known artisan associated with the Bezalel School of A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century German Wooden Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden Torah pointer, Germany, circa 1880.
Folk Art Judaica.
Every item in Menorah Galleries is accompanied by a Lifetime "Certificat...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Wood
1833 German Pewter Passover Plate – Rare 19th-Century European Folk Art Judaica
Located in New York, NY
This pewter Passover plate, dated 1833, is a rare and exceptional example of 19th-century European Jewish folk art. Crafted in Germany, it featur...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
Rare Italian White Marble Relief of "Young Saint John the Baptist" circa 1860
By Desiderio da Settignano
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Italian White Marble Relief of "Young Saint John the Baptist" circa 1860 after Desiderio Da Settignano.
The original pietra serena relief by Desiderio Da Settignano, is in ...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Marble
Dutch Brass Menorah, Late 19th Century (1880-1890)
Located in New York, NY
This striking brass menorah, crafted in the Netherlands during the late 19th century, exemplifies a blend of artistic craftsmanship and symbolic meaning. Measuring approximately 20 i...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Rare 19th century Shrine Black lacquer with stage back panel painted as theater. Intricately carved detail of double dragons, long life symbol, with scroll work up sides. Set upon ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Art Deco Austrian Copper Menorah (1925)
Located in New York, NY
This striking Art Deco copper menorah, crafted in Austria in 1925, is a masterful fusion of modernist aesthetics and Jewish tradition. The menorah’s bac...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Copper
18th-Century Dutch Silver Yom Kippur Belt Buckle with Biblical Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite 18th-century silver belt buckle from the Netherlands was worn on Yom Kippur, secured with a cloth sash around the traditional kittel. It is a masterful exampl...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Book Binding by Yaakov Ettlinger
Located in New York, NY
Tanach (Five Books Of Moses) with silver binding, handmade with dedication handwritten and signed by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
With the fiv...
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1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Unique Pair of 18th-Century Polish Brass Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
This pair of primitive 18th-century Polish brass candle holders originates from the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe, where they were used for Sabbath and holiday observances. Crafte...
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Late 18th Century Polish Primitive Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Noam Basson Artistic Glass on Lucite Limited Edition Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Made by Israel artist Noam Naim Basson, this artistic glass mezuzah with a lucite stand measures 5'' by 1 3/4'' by 2 1/4'' in depth overall (mezuzah measures 4 7/8'' by 1 2/3''). It ...
Category
20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Pair of Cast Brass Hanukkah Menorahs for Father and Son by Oppenheim, Israel
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of brass Hanukkah menorahs, produced in 1950 by Oppenheim in Israel, exemplifies the high-quality craftsmanship characteristic of mid-20th-century Judaica. Designed...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Noam Basson Artistic Glass Limited Edition Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Made by Israel artist Noam Naim Basson, this artistic glass mezuzah with a lucite stand measures 5'' by 1 3/4'' by 2 1/4'' in depth overall (mezuzah measures 4 7/8'' by 1 2/3''). It ...
Category
20th Century Israeli Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century Syrian Kabbalistic Copper Plate – Handcrafted and Engraved
Located in New York, NY
This intricately engraved copper plate from mid-19th century Syria is a remarkable example of Kabbalistic artistry and spiritual symbolism. Featuring finely inscribed Hebrew letters,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Syrian Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Chevra Kadisha Memorial Cards in Original Iron Box – Budapest, 1880
Located in New York, NY
This rare collection of Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society) memorial cards, dating back to 1880, originates from Budapest. These handwritten and printed cards, preserved in their ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Manhattan Religious Items
Materials
Iron
