Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Vase - "Bezalel"

Opening: $800
Unsold
Vase, created at "Bezalel". Jerusalem, [between 1912 and 1929].
Etched brass. Marked in Hebrew: "Bezalel".
Vase decorated with figures of a horseback rider, a camel rider and a plowman, with the Hebrew inscription: "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither" (beneath the rim). The bottom of the vase is decorated with a Star of David and shofarot (ram's horns), a vase with olive branches and a menorah.
Height: 16.5 cm, maximum diameter: 6.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Bezalel
Bezalel