ERCKMANN CHATRIAN] - Lot 245

ERCKMANN CHATRIAN] Le Blocus de Phalsbourg: extremely rare complete set of twelve talking plates. Fine earthenware printed and marked Sarreguemines on the back. Sarreguemines, early 20th century. Le Blocus de Phalsbourg tells the story of Moïse and Sorelé during the blockade of Phalsbourg. Erckmann and Chatrian, while not free of anti-Semitic prejudice, are nonetheless tender in their portrayal of Jews. Several of the plates in this series tell the story of this couple. Keywords: judaica, jew, jewish, hebrew, rabbis, jewish, torah, hebrew, hebraica, judaism, synagogue, zionism, pessah, pessach, haggada, haggadah, hagada, hagadah, passover, menora, menorah, hannuka, hannuca, hannucca, hanouccah, torah, juden, israélite, Israël, antisemitism, antisémitisme, dreyfus, meguila, sepharade, sefarad, ketouba