Auction 110 - Tag 1
Collectibles, Military, Asian & Russian Art
By Auktionshaus Mehlis
Contact auction house
May 25, 2023
Hammerstraße 30, 8523 Plauen, Germany
Terms of sale
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This is session 1 of 3 of our 110th auction
We're offering a variety of collectibles and antiques of different eras and cultures in 13 different categories. Please visit our webpage to find the current session schedule with the respective categories and further information.
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LOT 21:
Dead hand
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Sold for: €100
Start price:
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100
Buyer's Premium: 27%
VAT: 19%
On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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Dead hand
of indeterminate age/20th century, replica of a human hand made of plastic, mounted as a diorama behind glass, as a talisman the hands and fingers of executed persons are regarded as a pagan symbol of a "participation in this atonement by appropriation of some bodily part" and thus are said to possess auspicious and protective properties, dimensions 39 x 26 cm.
