![Small Bezalel rug depicting Rachel's Tomb. Jerusalem, [ca. 1906 to 1914].
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
Central pane](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/307.jpg "Small Bezalel Rug – Rachel's Tomb")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Small Bezalel Rug – Rachel's Tomb
Opening: $200
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Small Bezalel rug depicting Rachel's Tomb. Jerusalem, [ca. 1906 to 1914].
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
Central panel depicting Rachel's Tomb, the border reading ‘Rachel's Tomb, ’ ‘Bezalel Yerushalem’ and (repeatedly) ‘Zion’ within stylized cartouches (Hebrew).
36x42cm. Good-Fair condition. Stain to top. Unraveling to bindings. Suspension strap sewn to upper edge on verso.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1997; p.109.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation.
Central panel depicting Rachel's Tomb, the border reading ‘Rachel's Tomb, ’ ‘Bezalel Yerushalem’ and (repeatedly) ‘Zion’ within stylized cartouches (Hebrew).
36x42cm. Good-Fair condition. Stain to top. Unraveling to bindings. Suspension strap sewn to upper edge on verso.
Literature: Jewish Carpets, by Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1997; p.109.
Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
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