2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2022
Pressed Glass Serving Plate, 10-1/2", frosted pressed glass plate with serrated edge. In the center there is a three-quarters bust portrait of Sir Moses Montefiore. The rim is decorated with a stippled pattern, leaves and Sir Montefiore's name. An identical plate is part of the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum Plate. Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (1784-1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian-Jewish family, he donated large sums of money to promote industry, business, economic development, education and health among the Jewish community in the Levant, including the founding of Mishkenot Sha'ananim in 1860, the first settlement outside Jerusalem's walled city. As President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, his correspondence with the British consul in Damascus, Charles Henry Churchill, in 1841-42 is seen as pivotal to the development of Proto-Zionism.
Click on a thumbnail above to display a larger image below
Hold down the mouse button and slide side to side to see more thumbnails(if available).
Click above for larger image.