Auction 091
Kodesh books, Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Zionism, Erez Israel, Judiaca objects, Jewish art, numismatics and archeology
By Winner'S
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Dec 1, 2015
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 98:
Decorative Vase made from the Case of a Shell. Bezalel Jerusalem. c. 1917.
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Sold for: $800
Start price:
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800
Estimated price :
$1,100 - $900
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
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Decorative Vase made from the Case of a Shell. Bezalel Jerusalem. c. 1917.
27.5 cm. high; 8 cm. diameter. Unique item from Bezalel Jerusalem. Artisan work made from a shell case (made in Germany) from 1916. Etching work at center depicting the Biblical spies carrying a cluster of grapes, with Hebrew text. Decorated with a strip at the top with the Hebrew word “Jerusalem” surrounded by the seven species of the Holy Land. Decorated with these fruit on a bottom strip. This item is missing from the Israel Museum’s collection of similar vases. Fine-very fine condition.
