Auction 16 Spring Sale- The Bloch Family Collection - Australia, and Other Items of Judaica.
By Taj Art
Monday, Mar 31, 19:00
Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 132:

Lot: 'Shylock' - The Merchant of Venice. Germany and England, 1800-1860

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Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax: $ 388.50 (₪1,431.23)
Calculated by the last official currency rate. Final currency rate will be set on the auction day
An auction house from abroad
Start price:
$ 300
Estimated price :
$600 - $800
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Lot: 'Shylock' - The Merchant of Venice. Germany and England, 1800-1860

Two painted porcelain figures of Shylock - The Merchant of Venice, from William Shakespeare's 16th century famous play. 


Shylock's figure has been interpreted in various ways. On the one hand, it represents the anti-Semitic stereotype from the darkness of the Middle Ages of the miserly moneylending Jew; on the other, it is a human figure whose suffering, pain and demand for revenge are introduced with understanding.  


Provenance: The Bloch Family Collection, Melbourne-Australia.


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