Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
"For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem?" – Relief by Boris Schatz – Housed in Original Bezalel Box
Opening: $150
Sold for: $238
Including buyer's premium
Jews in prayer, plaque with relief by Boris Schatz (1867-1932). Inscription: "For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? Or who shall bemoan thee? Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy welfare?" (Jeremiah 15:5).
Cast Bronze, silver-plated and engraved.
Original leather-covered box, gilt embossed with Boris Schatz's bookplate and lined with velvet. A Bezalel workshop paper tag is glued to the bottom of the box.
Relief: 5X10 cm. Good condition. Box: 7.5X12.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Cracks to edges nearest hinge in both parts of box; parts of box mostly detached from one another. Numerous blemishes and tears to leather covering. Blemishes to velvet lining. Lock missing. Closed and open tears to paper tag on bottom of box.
Cast Bronze, silver-plated and engraved.
Original leather-covered box, gilt embossed with Boris Schatz's bookplate and lined with velvet. A Bezalel workshop paper tag is glued to the bottom of the box.
Relief: 5X10 cm. Good condition. Box: 7.5X12.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Cracks to edges nearest hinge in both parts of box; parts of box mostly detached from one another. Numerous blemishes and tears to leather covering. Blemishes to velvet lining. Lock missing. Closed and open tears to paper tag on bottom of box.
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