Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Bowl Ornamented with Damascene Work - "Bezalel" - "HeAsita Hayom B'ead Amcha VeArtzecha"

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Small bowl created at "Bezalel". Jerusalem, [1910s].
Damascene work (brass inlaid with silver and copper). Marked: "Bezalel" (Hebrew).
Ornamented with three cartouches and three round medallions: the Hebrew inscription "HeAsita Hayom B'ead Amcha VeArtzecha" [Have you done today for your people and for your country] appears within the cartouches. Within the medallions are the inscription "Bezalel, a Star of David and a Menorah. Digits are engraved on the base (serial number?).
Length: 6 cm, max. diameter: 11 cm. Good condition.
Art, Art Books and Prints, Bezalel, Objects, Numismatics
Art, Art Books and Prints, Bezalel, Objects, Numismatics