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Lot 487

Early Catalogue with Photographs of "Bezalel" Objects

Album with photographs of "Bezalel" objects. [Jerusalem, ca. 1914].
About 185 photographs of objects made by "Bezalel": objects made of brass and copper, silver, Damascene craftsmanship, filigree, etched objects, and more. Some objects are marked by catalogue numbers (equivalent to the numbers in "Bezalel" catalogue published in Berlin in ca. 1913). The photographs are cut and mounted on the album leaves. Some photographs were cut out of the album with parts of the leaves.
[38] leaves, 19 cm. Poor condition. Damp staining. Some damaged photographs. Worn binding.