Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Collection of Seashell artifacts – "Mazkeret Yerushalem"

Opening: $2
Unsold
Twenty nine seashell artifacts from Eretz Israel, some with inscription "Mazkeret Yerushalem", probably all done in the same studio, which made different souvenirs from shells.
1. Seven seashell decorative artifacts, combined with iron and glass: a shell with iron leaves decoration and a glass test tube; a shell in the shape of a chair decorated with a flower, a stand for mirror - "Mazkeret Yerushalem", inscription and color flowers decoration and more. A piece missing from one of the shells.
2. Twenty two shells in purple and brown shades with engravings: "to Liuba in remembrance from Bella , 1930), "Regards from our country from shop of A. Feinberg Tel Aviv Nachlat Binyamin 34", "To Batya and Mr. Rechavi on the birth of Noami on 23 May 1942 from Rivka Feinberg", "Hinda daughter of R' Meir wife of R' Ya'akov Cohen passed away on May 28 1939 in Jerusalem", "Shalom Rav!", "To my beloved and dearest", "Souvenir for my friend". Two pieces are broken and three have cracks.
Good condition. A few have remnants of adhesive tape. Average size 8 x 5 x 4 cm.
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