Printed certificate (with details filled in handwriting), granted to Ms. Lydia Sorani from Italy upon receiving a gold medal "for embroidery" at the "Levant Fair" in Tel Aviv. "Grafika" offset press, Jerusalem, 1934. Hebrew, English and Arabic. [Design: Ze'ev Raban].
Fine illustrated certificate. On the right is a laborer hitting an anvil with a hammer, on the left is a woman carrying a basket on her head alongside a gazelle. In the center is the flying camel emblem. The certificate is signed by the president of the competition's judges committee, and stamped with the "Levant Fair" stamp.
42.5X65.5 cm. Thick paper. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Slight defects to margins. Some stains.
Literature: Raban Remembered, Jerusalem's Forgotten Master, exhibition catalogue, "Yeshiva University", New-York, 1982, pp 31-32.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.

Jerusalem, three color etchings. Signed in pencil in Hebrew and English (two are captioned: "Jerusalem").
20X12 cm to 23X17.5 cm. Two of the etchings are mounted on cardboard. All three matted, 50X40 cm. Condition varies.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.

Matzah cover. Palestine, [1920s, after 1925].
Printed silk.
A matzah cover, printed on a background pattern designed as a square matzah. A printed Hebrew inscription on the right reads: "Ko Amar Koresh Balfour…" ["Thus said Cyrus Balfour…"], continued on the bottom "Ashrei Ayin Ra'ata Kol Ele" ["Joyful is the Eye that Saw all This", based on the verse quoting the proclamation of Cyrus in the Book of Ezra, chapter 1].
The main ornamentation is a circle. On its margins a printed Hebrew inscription reads: "Ma Nishtana… LeShana Haba'ah BeYerushalayim Habenuya" ["What has changed?... next year in Jerusalem rebuilt", quote from the Passover Haggadah]. Within it are six medallions with depictions of various locations in Palestine, titled in Hebrew: Western Wall, Hebrew University, Dead Sea, Port of Haifa, "Matzah Factory in Eretz Israel". Next to the illustration of the matzah factory is a Hebrew inscription reading: "VeKol HaMarbeh…Harei ze Meshubach" ["And all who consume produce of Eretz Israel, may they be praised"]. In the center is a figure of a pioneer with a camel. On the bottom are four silhouettes of pioneers dancing next to tents (after Gur-Arie) with the Hebrew inscription: "Im Lo Achshav Eimatai!!!" [If not Now, When?!!!].
For a similar item see: Kedem catalogue no. 43, item 159.
Approx. 38X36 cm. Fringes. Framed: 64X63 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Printing slightly faded. Slight damage to margins. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.

Seven cast plates designed by Boris Schatz and Moshe Murro. Jerusalem, [early twentieth century].
Casting, relief and engraving.
1. "Havdalah". Cast silver. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem". Inserted in original case with the Hebrew inscription "Prof. Boris Schatz".
2. "Jeremiah". Cast and silvered brass. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem".
3. "Matai Ketz Ha'Plaot?" ("How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?", Book of Daniel, 12:6). Cast brass, mounted on wooden plate. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem".
4. "Birkat HaRav" ("The Rabbi's Blessing"). Cast brass, mounted on wooden plate. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem".
5. In memory of Herzl, the prayer "El male rachamim" ("God, full of mercy"). Cast brass. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem".
6. Naftali Herz Imber, with the words of "HaTikvah". Cast brass. Signed by Boris Schatz (monogram), marked "Yerushalem".
7. In memory of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Cast brass. Signed: "M. Murro".
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.

Picture frame, product of "Bezalel", "Sharar" group. Jerusalem, [1920s].
Hammered brass. Marked in Hebrew: "Bezalel Yerushalem".
Picture frame, decorated with motifs from the legend of the "Queen of Sheba and the Wild Rooster", after a design by Ze'ev Raban. On the back of the frame is a plaque with the inscription "Made in Palestine at the art workshop 'Sharar' Bezalel Jerusalem P.O.B 729".
Length: 23.5 cm, width: 16 cm. Good condition.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.