Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Marvadiah/Bezalel Rug – Adam and Eve – Jerusalem, 1920s
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
A small pictorial rug depicting Adam, Eve and the serpent by the Tree of Knowledge, made at the Marvadiah/Bezalel workshop. Jerusalem, [1920s].
Wool knot-pile on cotton foundation.
Adam and Eve are seen in the center kneeling beside the Tree of Knowledge, on which the serpent is entwined, looking down at them. A gazelle is lying down behind Eve, who is handing a fruit to Adam; a lion is in the same position behind Adam. Inscribed ‘Adam and Eve’ (in Hebrew) in the border below the central image and ‘Marvadiah Jerusalem’ under the border.
61X46 cm. Good condition. Some damage. Several repairs. Recent fringes. Suspension strap sewn to upper edge, on verso. Additional strap sewn to lower edge, on verso.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997. p. 107.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Exhibited: Bezalel 1906-1929, December 1982-June 1983, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Wool knot-pile on cotton foundation.
Adam and Eve are seen in the center kneeling beside the Tree of Knowledge, on which the serpent is entwined, looking down at them. A gazelle is lying down behind Eve, who is handing a fruit to Adam; a lion is in the same position behind Adam. Inscribed ‘Adam and Eve’ (in Hebrew) in the border below the central image and ‘Marvadiah Jerusalem’ under the border.
61X46 cm. Good condition. Some damage. Several repairs. Recent fringes. Suspension strap sewn to upper edge, on verso. Additional strap sewn to lower edge, on verso.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997. p. 107.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Exhibited: Bezalel 1906-1929, December 1982-June 1983, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Jewish Carpets
Jewish Carpets