![Ceramic tile with an illustration of the Tower of David, created by the "Bezalel" ceramics department. [1920s].
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Auction 36 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
Ceramic Tile –Tower of David – "Bezalel"
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Ceramic tile with an illustration of the Tower of David, created by the "Bezalel" ceramics department. [1920s].
Painted and glazed clay. Signed: "Ceramics Bezalel".
The Tower of David is illustrated in the center, in a round frame. On the lower part appears the inscription "Tower of David". Pomegranates and deer are illustrated on the tile's corners. In original wooden frame. Tile: 15.5X15.5 cm. Frame: 20X23 cm. Fair condition. Cracks. Breaks. Minor damages to frame.
A similar tile appears in "Tiles Decorate a City, Bezalel Ceramics in Tel-Aviv Homes, 1923-1929", by Batya Karmiel (Eretz Yisrael Museum, Tel-Aviv, 1996), p. 37 – illustration no. 24 d.
Painted and glazed clay. Signed: "Ceramics Bezalel".
The Tower of David is illustrated in the center, in a round frame. On the lower part appears the inscription "Tower of David". Pomegranates and deer are illustrated on the tile's corners. In original wooden frame. Tile: 15.5X15.5 cm. Frame: 20X23 cm. Fair condition. Cracks. Breaks. Minor damages to frame.
A similar tile appears in "Tiles Decorate a City, Bezalel Ceramics in Tel-Aviv Homes, 1923-1929", by Batya Karmiel (Eretz Yisrael Museum, Tel-Aviv, 1996), p. 37 – illustration no. 24 d.
Israeliana
Israeliana