Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
Shield for Circumcision / Plate – “Bezalel” Articles
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
1. Shield for Circumcision, produced by “Bezalel”, Jerusalem [ca. 1920s]. Silver, etching. Signed “Bezalel Jerusalem” (etching). Inscription: On one side “Circumcision shield” and on other side “Who commanded us to perform circumcision”. Decorated with a cluster of grapes and leaves. Length: 6.5 cm., width: 4 cm. See: Sotheby’s catalogue, New York, Public Auction No. 13, December 2006, item 132. 2. Plate, produced by “Bezalel”, Jerusalem, July 1920. Engraved and beaten brass. Stamped: “Ta, Bezalel Jerusalem, July 1920, from Levi HaLevi” (on reverse). In center of plate is a monogram of the letters “Ganni Bat”. Diameter: 11 cm.
Israeliana
Israeliana