Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals

Decorated Shell Case – Damascus Work

Opening: $600
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Shell case decorated in the “Bezalel” style. Eretz Israel, [1920s]. Copper and silver inlaid into brass (Damascus work). Decorated with palm tree, Tablets of the Law [Among them – menorah] and a pair of lions. Very similar in design to that designed by Abraham Bar-Addon, Head of Department for Damascus Work at “Bezalel”. Height: 27 cm. See: “Bezalel” by Schatz, 1906-1929, exhibition catalogue (Israel Museum, 1982), item 856 (photographed).
Israeliana
Israeliana