Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Large Decorative Plate - Palestine

Opening: $400
Unsold
Large decorative plate. Palestine, [first decades of 20th century].
Metal sheet, paint, stencil printing.
A particularly large plate, painted dark red, and decorated with a symmetrical pattern shaped as a rosette: in the center an ornamented medallion (rubbed and illegible), surrounded by decorations with eight medallions with illustrations of flowers and buildings (illustrations are worn, but most probably, depict buildings in Jerusalem - Tower of David? Dome of the Rock?). Stars of David on the outer margins.
Diameter: 92.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Faded decorations. Peelings of paint. Rust (mainly on the reverse).
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