Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Post- Crystal Night Bronze Plaque
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Jeremiah and a mourning angel, cast bronze plaque. Signed and dated: Louis Rosenthal, 1939.
Bronze plaque with the face of the prophet Jeremiah, next to him a weeping angel with an open book and the year 1938. On the reverse side is seen the inscription " In the union of faiths we are fortified to serve mankind" and three hands holding a torch.
The plaque was made by the artist as a reaction to the Crystal Night in Germany (20.11.1938), hoping for the union of nations against Nazism.
See attached material about the artist and this plaque.
9 X 5.8 cm. Very good condition. Very accurate and high quality casting.
Bronze plaque with the face of the prophet Jeremiah, next to him a weeping angel with an open book and the year 1938. On the reverse side is seen the inscription " In the union of faiths we are fortified to serve mankind" and three hands holding a torch.
The plaque was made by the artist as a reaction to the Crystal Night in Germany (20.11.1938), hoping for the union of nations against Nazism.
See attached material about the artist and this plaque.
9 X 5.8 cm. Very good condition. Very accurate and high quality casting.
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