Auction 72
Rare and Important Items
Jul 7, 2020
(your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 172:
Marbadiah Rug – Jerusalem, 1920s
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Sold for: $2,000
Start price:
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2,000
Estimated price:
$3000-5000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Marbadiah Rug – Jerusalem, 1920s
A large rug decorated with grape vines and clusters of grapes. Made at the Marbadiah workshop at the Bezalel Art School. Jerusalem, [approximately 1923/1924].
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
The central panel contains three diamond-shaped medallions, depicting scrolling vines and grape clusters on a pale-colored background, surrounded by a similar design on a darker background. The central and widest of three borders running along the circumference of the rug depicts alternating pairs of deer and grape clusters, while the outer border shows a motif of peacocks and flower vases. Signed "Marbadiah Jerusalem" (Hebrew) in the margin.
An original tag sewn verso states “Marbadiah Jerusalem” and “Made in Palestine”.
260X336 cm. Good-fair condition. Some damage, loss and repairs to the pile, base and edges. Some color run. Suspension strip sewn to lower edge verso.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997. p. 119.
Provenance: the Anton Felton collection.
