Asta 51b
Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
12.7.16
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Israele
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LOTTO 449:
Silver-Filigree Spice Container - "Bezalel"
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Silver-Filigree Spice Container - "Bezalel"
Spice container created at "Bezalel". Jerusalem or Ben-Shemen, [ca. 1910s].
Silver, filigree. Marked: "Bezalel Yerushalem" (with soldered silver thread, on base of stem).
A tower-shaped container, ornamented with silver threads and small balls. The word "Zion" appears on the flag, inscribed with silver thread, soldered. The lid is removable; the container is surround by a brass-sheet ring which is seen through the windows and renders them a golden shade.
Height: 17.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains.
Literature:
1. Bezalel by Schatz, exhibition catalogue. Jerusalem, 1983, p. 60, item 689 (photographed, no flag).
2. Preisverzeichnis der Erzeugnisse der Kunstgewerbeschule Bezalel in Jerusalem, Berlin, ca. 1913, no. 27, plate 65.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
