Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Levant Fair, 1934 - Certificate Designed by Ze'ev Raban

Opening: $300
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Printed certificate (filled in by hand), granted to Freitag M. & Co., Tel Aviv, upon receiving a gold medal "for towels and cotton fabrics" at the Levant Fair in Tel Aviv. "Grafika" offset press, Jerusalem, 1934. Hebrew, English and Arabic. [Design: Ze'ev Raban].
Handsome, illustrated certificate. On the right is a laborer hitting an anvil with a hammer, on the left is a woman carrying a basket on her head alongside a gazelle. In the center is the flying camel emblem. The certificate is signed by the president of the competition's committee of judges, and stamped with the Levant Fair stamp.
42.5X65.5 cm. Thick paper. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Folding marks and creases. Minor defects and tears to margins. Several restored tears.
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