Bidspirit auction | Porcelain Jewish Money Changer. England

Porcelain Jewish Money Changer. England ca. 1840 - Figurine of a Jew carrying a small bag with several coins on his outstretched hand. A common stereotypical depiction of the Jew in England of the 19th century. Wiesemann, Falk, Visual Illusions about Jews: The Finkelstein Collection of Antisemitica (Essen: Klartext, 2024). Cat. No. 71, page 74. Provenance: The Bloch Family Collection, Melbourne-Australia.