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Silver Dreidel by Ilya Schor – New York, 1950s

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $6,250
Including buyer's premium
Silver dreidel, crafted by Ilya Schor. [New York, ca. 1950s].
Silver, pierced, soldered and engraved. Marked on base: "Ilya Schor / שור" and artist’s logo.
Small dreidel, each of its four sides bearing Hebrew letters and words: Nun, גדול, He and Shin; together with four figures: Moses holding the Tablets of the Law, an Eastern European Jew holding a bird, a figure draped in a tallit holding a Kiddush cup, and a figure holding a spice tower.

Height: 6.5 cm. Width: 2.4 cm. Good condition. Set on a wooden base.
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