Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Nine Tin and Copper Plates – Iran, Mid-20th Century

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Nine decorative plates, made of tin-plated copper, hammered and engraved. Iran, [ca. mid-20th century].
1-3. Three plates. Jewish images in the center: A Star of David and a Menorah, The Binding of Isaac and Tablets of the Law, surrounded by engraved verses and blessings. Diameter: 16.5 cm.
4-7. Four plates. Vegetal decorations and Jewish-themed images in the center: symbols of the Twelve Tribes, names of the Tribes and Mordechai riding a horse. Diameter: approx. 23 cm.
8. Bowl for suspension, decorated as a Passover Seder Plate. Diameter: 30 cm.
9. Bowl for suspension; a Star of David in the center decorated with vegetal patterns and surrounded by engraved symbols of the Twelve Tribes. Diameter: 34 cm.
Nine plates in all. Condition varies.
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