Lot 295
Lamp made of a Shell – Rachel's Tomb Engraving
Lamp made of a shell, with engraving of Rachel's Tomb. Eretz Israel, [ca. mid 1920s]. Table lamp consisting of two shells. On the upper shell, where the bulb is placed, the form of Rachel's Tomb is engraved, and an inscription "K. Rachel". Electrical mechanism and the bulb are intact. Similar cameo works were made by the carving department of "Bezalel" and by independent workshops of Moshe Murro and Mordechai Avniely in the mid 1920s. Height: 19.5 cm, width: 11.5 cm.
