Hanukkah Lamp made by "Bezalel". Jerusalem, [ca. mid 20th century].
Embossed silver.
Stamped: "Bezalel Yerushalem" (on backplate). Adorned with tow crouching lions on both sides of a Menorah. Inscription: "Hanukkah" and "HaNerot Halalu Kodesh Hem". Height: 13 cm, width: 13 cm. Good condition.

Song of Songs, illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. Published by "Shulamit", Jerusalem [1955]. Hebrew and English.
26 picture-plates in color, mounted on the book's leaves, on the right side of each spread (printed from left to right). The text appears on the margins of the paintings, and to their left - a translation to English.
This copy is signed by Ze'ev Raban (signature in pen, in Hebrew and English, on the first page). An additional handwritten dedication. [30] leaves, 33 cm. Good condition. Fine parchment binding, stained.

Ze’ev Raban - three illustrations in color for “The Song of Songs” [ca. 1917].
During the years 1911-1918 Ze’ev Raban created a series of illustrations in watercolor for “The Song of Songs”. The series which included twenty five illustrations, was first published in 1923 (“HaSefer” publishing, Berlin) and is considered one of the peaks of his creation. Merging influences from various western artistic movements, including Symbolism, Orientalism and Art-Nouveau, with Jewish and oriental motifs, he created a unique style and a fascinating interpretation of the “Song of Songs”.
The illustrations are divided into three parts - on the lower part appears a verse from the scroll; above it the illustration which accompanies it; and around it a decorative frame with various symbolic illustrations.
Presented are three sketches of illustrations drawn by Raban for “The Song of Songs”, portraying the figure of King Solomon and Shulamit in Solomon’s Temple.
1. “Yafa at Ra’ayati ke-tirza”. Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper. Signed and dated, 1917.
Titled on the lower margins: “Sketch for an illustration for the book ‘The Song of Songs’. Leaf, ca. 25X17.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Tears to edges.
2. “Le-Susati Be-Richvei Par’o dimitich ra’ayati”. Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper, signed. On the margins of the sketch and on the reverse appear additional illustrations, in pencil and in pen - a peacock, figures of a man and a woman embracing (King Solomon and the Shulamit?), and other decorations. Leaf, 25X23 cm, folded. Good condition. Stains.
3. “Pashateti et kutanti eichacha elbashena”. Watercolor and ink on Bristol board. Signed. The sketch is very different from the final illustration by Raban, in its colors, composition and the illustrated frame. Ca. 14.5X12 cm. Good condition. Minor damages.
Each illustration is in a passe-par-tout.

Samson and the Lion, painting by Ze'ev Raban.
Pencil, watercolor and ink on paper. Signed.
Fine painting depicting Samson, dressed in a red garment, fighting the lion. Leaf ca. 23.5X23 cm (painting 20X20 cm). Good condition. Foxing on margins. Minor creases and folding marks. Paper pasted to borders of reverse. Miniature hole to painting. Passe-par-tout.