Midsummer's Dream
Lot 136:
Description
Orthodox Church Silver large 19th Century Silver, enamel and jeweled Icon. Hallmarks are german
Property from the José M. Neistein Collection: José Menache Neistein, Ph. D (1934-2020) was born in São Paulo, Brazil in a Jewish immigrant family. He was an intellectual and appreciator of different artistic and cultural fields, performing throughout his life activities as a critic, teacher, curator, cultural attaché, lecturer and art collector.
Residing in the United States from 1970 to 2020, Neistein was invited to occupy the position of Cultural Attaché at the Brazilian Embassy as Executive-Director of the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute (BACI) in Washington D.C. During the same period, Prof. Neistein was also a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a Contributing Editor for the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
18 5/8"H x 9 3/8"W
Condition: good
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