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In the present catalogue, a distinct chapter is dedicated to the Dayan family, featuring personal letters, photographs, books and documents from the estate of Ruth Dayan; together, this miniature collection recounts the story of the Dayan-Schwartz family over three generation, from Moshe's father Shmuel Dayan to Ruth's and Moshe's children. Included in this collection are a number of letters written by the famous of all Dayans – Moshe Dayan, and a variety of letters and other items sent or presented to family members, such as pictures dedicated to Moshe Dayan by Nobel peace prize laureate Albert Schweitzer, a micrography by Abraham Haba and a letter of appreciation to Moshe Dayan by Yigael Yadin, who served as IDF chief of staff during the 1948 War.
The art chapter features a number of Old Master works – including a forest view by Allaert van Everdingen and "Ruins of the Brederode Castle" attributed to Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael – as well as works of Israeli and Judaic art from the collection of art historian Uzi Agassi.
the catalogue also includes an extensive chapter dedicated to numismatics, with an abundance of scrips and coupons, some used by Jewish Palestinian communities in times of distress and need (World War I, the 1948 siege on Jerusalem), some issued by small businesses throughout Palestine – bakeries, groceries and various stores, many of which had gone out of business soon afterwards. The chapter also includes various coins and banknotes: Ottoman, mandatory, and Israeli banknotes and coins, and two silver amuletic medals struck in honor of the formation of the Mandatory government and the appointment of High Commissioner Herbert Samuel.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism – rare books (such as Sh.Y. Agnon's first book published in Palestine and "Tsveyuntsvantsik" by Ka-Tsetnik), letters and manuscripts (by Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Uri Tzvi Grinberg and Agnon), publications and ephemera from central events in the history of Zionism (the Katowice conference protocol, autograph postcards by Leo Motzkin), travelogues and scholarly works, Bezalel art, rugs, photographs and more.
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LOT 148:
Twelve Rugs – Prominent Zionist Figures – Portrait of Chaim Nachman Bialik – Jerusalem, 1900s and 1910s
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Sold for: $1,300 (₪4,121)
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Twelve Rugs – Prominent Zionist Figures – Portrait of Chaim Nachman Bialik – Jerusalem, 1900s and 1910s
Twelve rugs made at the Alliance School weaving workshop. [Jerusalem, 1900s to 1910s.]
Depicting portraits of Theodor Herzl (two rugs), Lord Arthur James Balfour (two rugs), Max Nordau (three rugs, including one double rug made of two identical rugs sewn together) High Commissioner Herbert Samuel, Haim Weizmann, a uniformed soldier (who might be Djemal Pasha – WWI-era Governor of Greater Syria, or Hussein Bey al-Husayni – Ottoman mayor of Jerusalem), and Chaim Nachman Bialik.
The Bialik rug is unique in depicting a literary figure rather than a political one. Although not recorded by Felton or other authorities, its style indicates it was made by the Alliance workshop, whose output was highly influenced by its parent organization's French affiliation.
Size and condition vary.
Reference: Jewish Carpets, Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, pp. 71-80.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
