Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
July 19, 2022
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![Mishloach Manot plate made by the Sharar art workshop, Bezalel. Jerusalem, [1914-1929].
Brass, repoussé; etched.
A](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/355_1.jpg "Mishloach Manot Plate – Sharar Workshop, Bezalel – Jerusalem, 1914-192")
![Mishloach Manot plate made by the Sharar art workshop, Bezalel. Jerusalem, [1914-1929].
Brass, repoussé; etched.
A](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/355_2.jpg "Mishloach Manot Plate – Sharar Workshop, Bezalel – Jerusalem, 1914-192")
![Mishloach Manot plate made by the Sharar art workshop, Bezalel. Jerusalem, [1914-1929].
Brass, repoussé; etched.
A](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/355_3.jpg "Mishloach Manot Plate – Sharar Workshop, Bezalel – Jerusalem, 1914-192")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $200
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Mishloach Manot plate made by the Sharar art workshop, Bezalel. Jerusalem, [1914-1929].
Brass, repoussé; etched.
A circular repoussé plaque depicting two figures giving Mishloach Manot occupies the center of the plate; with the inscription "Sending portions to one another [Esther 9:19], Bezalel Jerusalem". The lip of the plate is decorated with etched vine leaves and clusters of grapes, and inscribed "The Jews had light and joy, and gladness and honor" (Esther 8:16). Soldered onto the base of the plate is a plaque with the Sharar workshop logo and the English inscription: "Made in Palestine at the art workshop Sharar Bezalel Jerusalem".
Diameter: approx. 22 cm. Good condition. Minor bends and blemishes.
Literature: Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Schatz's Bezalel 1906-1929, Catalogue List Volume. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1983. Item 595, p. 51.
Brass, repoussé; etched.
A circular repoussé plaque depicting two figures giving Mishloach Manot occupies the center of the plate; with the inscription "Sending portions to one another [Esther 9:19], Bezalel Jerusalem". The lip of the plate is decorated with etched vine leaves and clusters of grapes, and inscribed "The Jews had light and joy, and gladness and honor" (Esther 8:16). Soldered onto the base of the plate is a plaque with the Sharar workshop logo and the English inscription: "Made in Palestine at the art workshop Sharar Bezalel Jerusalem".
Diameter: approx. 22 cm. Good condition. Minor bends and blemishes.
Literature: Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Schatz's Bezalel 1906-1929, Catalogue List Volume. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1983. Item 595, p. 51.
Category
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Catalogue
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Pair of hexagonal vases produced by Bezalel. Jerusalem, 5673 (1912/1913).
Brass, etched.
Two identical hexagonal tapering vases. An empty rectangle is etched on each of the six faces, with a medallion below it. Three of the medallions contain the inscriptions: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me, and if not now, when"; "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning"; "Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you". The other three medallions depict a farmer plowing with an ox, a camel rider and a horse rider. A series of cartouches on the faces of the vases read: "Bezalel Arts and Crafts School, Jerusalem 5673" (Hebrew).
Height: 16.5 cm. Diameter: 6.5 cm. Good condition. Minor bends. Minor blemishes. Base of one vase partially detached.
Literature: Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Schatz’s Bezalel 1906-1929, Catalog List Volume. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1983. Item 648, p. 55.
Brass, etched.
Two identical hexagonal tapering vases. An empty rectangle is etched on each of the six faces, with a medallion below it. Three of the medallions contain the inscriptions: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me, and if not now, when"; "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning"; "Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you". The other three medallions depict a farmer plowing with an ox, a camel rider and a horse rider. A series of cartouches on the faces of the vases read: "Bezalel Arts and Crafts School, Jerusalem 5673" (Hebrew).
Height: 16.5 cm. Diameter: 6.5 cm. Good condition. Minor bends. Minor blemishes. Base of one vase partially detached.
Literature: Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Schatz’s Bezalel 1906-1929, Catalog List Volume. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1983. Item 648, p. 55.
Category
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Catalogue
![Small silver filigree Esther Scroll case. [Presumably produced at Bezalel, Palestine, early 20th century].
Silver, filigree](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/357_1.jpg "Small Silver Esther Scroll Case – Palestine, Early 20th Century")
![Small silver filigree Esther Scroll case. [Presumably produced at Bezalel, Palestine, early 20th century].
Silver, filigree](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/357_2.jpg "Small Silver Esther Scroll Case – Palestine, Early 20th Century")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Small silver filigree Esther Scroll case. [Presumably produced at Bezalel, Palestine, early 20th century].
Silver, filigree; granulation.
Case with fine filigree designs; topped by a dome, surrounded by an open crown. On top of the dome, a spherical knob flanked by petals. Roller engraved with an elegant monogram, reading "MB".
Length: 14 cm. Good condition. Dents. Silver pull piece missing.
Enclosed: Miniature Esther scroll (4 cm) on paper-thin parchment. Text faded.
Silver, filigree; granulation.
Case with fine filigree designs; topped by a dome, surrounded by an open crown. On top of the dome, a spherical knob flanked by petals. Roller engraved with an elegant monogram, reading "MB".
Length: 14 cm. Good condition. Dents. Silver pull piece missing.
Enclosed: Miniature Esther scroll (4 cm) on paper-thin parchment. Text faded.
Category
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Catalogue
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
"Yemenite scribe", large relief designed by Boris Schatz.
Bronze, cast. Numbered 5/8.
Enclosed certificate attests that this relief is "one of a series of 8 copies cast after the original, which was made by Prof. Schatz, founder of Bezalel. With the permission and under the supervision of the Boris Schatz Estate" (Hebrew; signed by the manager of the estate).
53X50 cm.
Bronze, cast. Numbered 5/8.
Enclosed certificate attests that this relief is "one of a series of 8 copies cast after the original, which was made by Prof. Schatz, founder of Bezalel. With the permission and under the supervision of the Boris Schatz Estate" (Hebrew; signed by the manager of the estate).
53X50 cm.
Category
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Catalogue
![Wall lamp made by Zahara Schatz (1916-1999). [Israel, 1950s].
Plexiglass, wire, leaves.
A unique lamp made of Plexiglas e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/359.jpg "Lamp by Zahara Schatz")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Unsold
Wall lamp made by Zahara Schatz (1916-1999). [Israel, 1950s].
Plexiglass, wire, leaves.
A unique lamp made of Plexiglas embedded with various elements of wire, mesh and leaves that create an abstract composition.
Artist Zahara Schatz (1916-1999), laureate of the Israel Prize for painting and sculpture, was active in Israel and in and the United States. She was the daughter of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz.
Height: approx. 40 cm. Wired. Good condition.
Plexiglass, wire, leaves.
A unique lamp made of Plexiglas embedded with various elements of wire, mesh and leaves that create an abstract composition.
Artist Zahara Schatz (1916-1999), laureate of the Israel Prize for painting and sculpture, was active in Israel and in and the United States. She was the daughter of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz.
Height: approx. 40 cm. Wired. Good condition.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Armchair. [Israel, 1950s.]
Iron, red rope and seating cushion.
Louise Schatz (1916-1997), Canadian-born artist and desi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/360.jpg "Armchair Designed by Louise Schatz")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Armchair. [Israel, 1950s.]
Iron, red rope and seating cushion.
Louise Schatz (1916-1997), Canadian-born artist and designer, known for her abstract watercolor paintings. Immigrated to Israel in 1951 with her husband, Bezalel Schatz – son of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz. She was active in the field of applied arts, designing Hanukkah Lamps, baskets, chairs, tables, ceramics, and more. Most of the furniture pieces she designed were composed of an iron frame with woven rope back and woven rope seat, which she made with her own hands (few of the pieces were made by her husband).
Height: 80 cm, max. width: 75 cm. Minor blemishes. Slightly faded.
Provenance: friends of the Schatz family.
Iron, red rope and seating cushion.
Louise Schatz (1916-1997), Canadian-born artist and designer, known for her abstract watercolor paintings. Immigrated to Israel in 1951 with her husband, Bezalel Schatz – son of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz. She was active in the field of applied arts, designing Hanukkah Lamps, baskets, chairs, tables, ceramics, and more. Most of the furniture pieces she designed were composed of an iron frame with woven rope back and woven rope seat, which she made with her own hands (few of the pieces were made by her husband).
Height: 80 cm, max. width: 75 cm. Minor blemishes. Slightly faded.
Provenance: friends of the Schatz family.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Hanukkah lamp by David Palombo. [Israel, 1950s or 1960s].
Iron, cast and soldered.
Upright Hanukkah lamp. Tapering branch](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/361.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp – David Palombo")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp by David Palombo. [Israel, 1950s or 1960s].
Iron, cast and soldered.
Upright Hanukkah lamp. Tapering branches with pointed tips; each set with a small iron disc toward its tip.
Height: 26 cm. Width: 28 cm.
Iron, cast and soldered.
Upright Hanukkah lamp. Tapering branches with pointed tips; each set with a small iron disc toward its tip.
Height: 26 cm. Width: 28 cm.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Hanukkah lamp by David Palombo. [Israel, 1950s or 1960s].
Iron, cast and soldered.
The lamp is comprised of three cluster](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/362.jpg "Asymmetrical Hanukkah Lamp – David Palombo")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Hanukkah lamp by David Palombo. [Israel, 1950s or 1960s].
Iron, cast and soldered.
The lamp is comprised of three clusters of three branches each, differing in height; each cluster forms the shape of the Hebrew letter "Shin". Each branch is topped with an oil font.
Height: 41 cm. Width: approx. 31 cm.
Iron, cast and soldered.
The lamp is comprised of three clusters of three branches each, differing in height; each cluster forms the shape of the Hebrew letter "Shin". Each branch is topped with an oil font.
Height: 41 cm. Width: approx. 31 cm.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Small Hanukkah lamp in the form of a fighter waving a flag. Israel, [1950s].
Brass, cast; green patina. Marked on back: &qu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/363.jpg "Hanukkah Lamp – Fighter Waving a Flag – Israel, 1950s")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $225
Including buyer's premium
Small Hanukkah lamp in the form of a fighter waving a flag. Israel, [1950s].
Brass, cast; green patina. Marked on back: "Made in Israel / Pat. no 1064".
Small Hanukkah lamp (possibly made for children). Inscription on base: "Israel". The body of the lamp is shaped as a fighter, with a gun in one hand and a large flag, with two lines and the word "Hanukkah" in between, instead of the Star of David, in the other. Eight tiny oil fonts rest on the upper edge of the flag. The flag pole finial serves as servant light.
Height: 17 cm. Maximum width: 12 cm. Good condition.
Brass, cast; green patina. Marked on back: "Made in Israel / Pat. no 1064".
Small Hanukkah lamp (possibly made for children). Inscription on base: "Israel". The body of the lamp is shaped as a fighter, with a gun in one hand and a large flag, with two lines and the word "Hanukkah" in between, instead of the Star of David, in the other. Eight tiny oil fonts rest on the upper edge of the flag. The flag pole finial serves as servant light.
Height: 17 cm. Maximum width: 12 cm. Good condition.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![A vase by David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992). Jerusalem, [ca. 1960].
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel"](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/364_1.jpg "Silver Vase by David Heinz Gumbel – Presentation Inscription to Leonar")
![A vase by David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992). Jerusalem, [ca. 1960].
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel"](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/364_2.jpg "Silver Vase by David Heinz Gumbel – Presentation Inscription to Leonar")
![A vase by David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992). Jerusalem, [ca. 1960].
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel"](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/364_3.jpg "Silver Vase by David Heinz Gumbel – Presentation Inscription to Leonar")
![A vase by David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992). Jerusalem, [ca. 1960].
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel"](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/364_4.jpg "Silver Vase by David Heinz Gumbel – Presentation Inscription to Leonar")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,375
Including buyer's premium
A vase by David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992). Jerusalem, [ca. 1960].
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel", "Jerusalem" (Hebrew), and "Sterling".
Engraved presentation inscription around bottom (in English and Hebrew): "Mr. Leonard Mayo, for Distinguished Service to Child Welfare, Presented by Hadassah in Honor of the Henrietta Szold Centennial".
Leonard Mayo (1899-1992) served as president of the International Union for Child Welfare.
Height: 21 cm. Diameter: 8.5 cm. Good condition. Typical tarnish. Minor blemishes.
Silver, repoussé. Marked on base: "Gumbel", "Jerusalem" (Hebrew), and "Sterling".
Engraved presentation inscription around bottom (in English and Hebrew): "Mr. Leonard Mayo, for Distinguished Service to Child Welfare, Presented by Hadassah in Honor of the Henrietta Szold Centennial".
Leonard Mayo (1899-1992) served as president of the International Union for Child Welfare.
Height: 21 cm. Diameter: 8.5 cm. Good condition. Typical tarnish. Minor blemishes.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Metal box inscribed "Private property of Baron C.M. von Rothschild." [First half of 19th century].
Large tin box,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/365_1.jpg "Metal Box – \"Private Property of the Baron Carl Mayer Rothschild\"")
![Metal box inscribed "Private property of Baron C.M. von Rothschild." [First half of 19th century].
Large tin box,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/365_2.jpg "Metal Box – \"Private Property of the Baron Carl Mayer Rothschild\"")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $800
Unsold
Metal box inscribed "Private property of Baron C.M. von Rothschild." [First half of 19th century].
Large tin box, painted green, presumably used as a document box. The lid bears an inscription in gilt letters: "Privateigenthum des Herrn Baron C. M. von Rothschild" ("Private property of Baron C.M. von Rothschild)."
Carl Mayer von Rothschild (1788-1855) was the fourth son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the dynasty. Carl Mayer managed the Italian branch of the family business.
9.5X18X35 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Warping. Blemishes and abrasions to paint. Damage to keyhole. Key missing.
Large tin box, painted green, presumably used as a document box. The lid bears an inscription in gilt letters: "Privateigenthum des Herrn Baron C. M. von Rothschild" ("Private property of Baron C.M. von Rothschild)."
Carl Mayer von Rothschild (1788-1855) was the fourth son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the dynasty. Carl Mayer managed the Italian branch of the family business.
9.5X18X35 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Warping. Blemishes and abrasions to paint. Damage to keyhole. Key missing.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue
![Cardboard charity box for Agudath Israel's Keren HaTorah organization. [Hungary, 1920s to late 1930s].
Blue cardboard chari](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/366.jpg "Charity Box for the Keren HaTorah Organization – Hungary, 1920s-1930s")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Cardboard charity box for Agudath Israel's Keren HaTorah organization. [Hungary, 1920s to late 1930s].
Blue cardboard charity box for hanging on the wall. The box is inscribed "Keren HaTorah", "TORA ALAP", and "If not for Torah, Heaven and Earth would not have been established" (Hebrew). The inscriptions surround the organization's emblem – the globe set in the Tablets of the Law, surrounded by other celestial bodies.
The Keren HaTorah organization was founded by Agudath Israel in 1923 to support the yeshivot and Torah institutions in Europe and Palestine. It was active until the outbreak of WWII.
Maximum height: 15.5 cm. Width: 8.5 cm. Depth: 5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor abrasions and defects. Pieces of paper pasted on the box.
Blue cardboard charity box for hanging on the wall. The box is inscribed "Keren HaTorah", "TORA ALAP", and "If not for Torah, Heaven and Earth would not have been established" (Hebrew). The inscriptions surround the organization's emblem – the globe set in the Tablets of the Law, surrounded by other celestial bodies.
The Keren HaTorah organization was founded by Agudath Israel in 1923 to support the yeshivot and Torah institutions in Europe and Palestine. It was active until the outbreak of WWII.
Maximum height: 15.5 cm. Width: 8.5 cm. Depth: 5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor abrasions and defects. Pieces of paper pasted on the box.
Category
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Catalogue