Auction 28 - Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana
Bible with an Elaborate Silver Binding Made by Bezalel
Opening: $700
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Bible, with an elaborate binding made by Bezalel. London, 1919.
Silver, filigree and etching; engraving; set with gems. Gilded leaf cutting. Stamped: "Bezalel Jerusalem".
Etched on the front cover are the words "Torah Nevi'im V'Ketuvim" and adecoration in the shape of pomegranate tree branches. The bottom is decorated with a Torah crown and Tablets of Law held in the paws of a pair of lions. Etched on the spine are the acronym "Tanach" and various decorations: grape vines, shofars and architectural pillars. Etched on the back cover are the insignias of the 12 tribes, closely etched Stars of David and a medal inscribed "Bezalel Jerusalem".
Height: 13 cm. width: 8.5 cm. thickness: 3 cm.
Silver, filigree and etching; engraving; set with gems. Gilded leaf cutting. Stamped: "Bezalel Jerusalem".
Etched on the front cover are the words "Torah Nevi'im V'Ketuvim" and adecoration in the shape of pomegranate tree branches. The bottom is decorated with a Torah crown and Tablets of Law held in the paws of a pair of lions. Etched on the spine are the acronym "Tanach" and various decorations: grape vines, shofars and architectural pillars. Etched on the back cover are the insignias of the 12 tribes, closely etched Stars of David and a medal inscribed "Bezalel Jerusalem".
Height: 13 cm. width: 8.5 cm. thickness: 3 cm.
Bezalel
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