Seven figures in total, each made of sterling silver and made in Israel sometime after 1990.
Exceedingly charming, as we have the classic trio of "Klezmer" musicians that performed at Jewish weddings in pre-war Europe, one playing the horn, one the violin, and one the cello. The other four figurines feature religious men performing ritual tasks, as one is holding a Torah scroll, one is praying with phylacteries on, one is holding a cup in the air reciting Kiddush, etc. The styling of the figurines is reminiscent of "stick-figure" figurines made by Hagenauer in pre-war Vienna, which formed part of the Jugendstil movement.
Size: about 5 cm and weight all together is 139g.
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