Lot 83
"Souvenir of Jerusalem" - Album Presented to Farha Sassoon, 1925 - Zechariah Kotler
Album containing 12 pictures (photographs and prints on thick paper), dedicated to Farha (Flora) Sassoon, from the Sephardic Council of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [December 1924 or January 1925].
Picture album compiled by the Sephardic Council of Jerusalem, as a gift of appreciation to "Madam Farha Solomon David Sassoon". Dedication on attached label, stamped with the council stamp and signed by hand.
The pictures show sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings, most captioned by hand and some decorated with a silver frame. Three of the photographs bear embossed signatures: "Z. Kotler Jerusalem" (the photographer Zechariah Kotler). The picture of the Sephardic cemetery in Jerusalem is marked with the location of the grave of Mazal Tov, Farha Sassoon's daughter.
Photographs: 17X13.5 cm to 18X24.5 cm. Album: 21.5X27 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stained pictures.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
