Fall Judaica Auction

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:00 PM UTC

Lot 79:

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A VERY RARE HAND ENGRAVED SHOFAR BELONGING TO RABBI LEWIS BROWNE (1897 - 1949). American, c. 1925.

Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $2,000 - $4,000

Buyer's premium:

A VERY RARE HAND ENGRAVED SHOFAR BELONGING TO RABBI LEWIS BROWNE (1897 – 1949). American, c. 1925. Traditional form. Engraved: RABBI LEWIS BROWNE TEMPLE ISRAEL AT WATERBURY. 11.2” long. Rabbi Lewis Browne was a noted rabbi, writer, lecturer and world traveler. Rabbi Browne was also the author of This Believing World (1926), The Graphic Bible (1928) with illustrations by Mark Rothko, See What I Mean? (1943) and The Wisdom of Israel (1945). Browne was considered one of the foremost authorities on the problems of comparative religion.