Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Ze'ev Raban – Four Sketches
Opening: $200
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Four sketches by Ze'ev Raban. Stamped with the stamp "Ze'ev Raban, Workshop for industrial art (previously Gur Aryeh and Raban), Bezalel Jerusalem" (Hebrew). [Jerusalem, ca. 1940s].
1. A printed sketch (with penciled markings) for the logo of "The Palestine Post". [1932]. Ca. 9.5X28cm. Good condition. Creases. A few stains. Matted.
2. Sketch for the emblem of the Palmach. [1940s]. Ink on paper.
23.5X21cm. Good condition. Small tears to margins and tiny holes. An open tear in the upper left corner (not affecting the sketch), restored with paper. Stains. Matted.
3. "Gold Certificate", sketch for a certificate of donation for building the "Mitzpah" lodge of the Freemasons in Jerusalem. [1940s]. Ink and watercolor on paper and parchment.
30.5X21.5cm, in a 33X42 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
4. Round sketch depicting a fighter, holding a shield with the Freemasons emblem in one hand.
Leaf: approx. 20X20.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases. Lacking a small piece, not affecting sketch. Matted.
Enclosed: The logo of the "Mitzpah" lodge in Jerusalem, designed by Raban. Cut out of a printed publication. Stamped on verso: "Ze'ev Raban, Workshop for industrial art (previously Gur Aryeh and Raban), Bezalel Jerusalem".
1. A printed sketch (with penciled markings) for the logo of "The Palestine Post". [1932]. Ca. 9.5X28cm. Good condition. Creases. A few stains. Matted.
2. Sketch for the emblem of the Palmach. [1940s]. Ink on paper.
23.5X21cm. Good condition. Small tears to margins and tiny holes. An open tear in the upper left corner (not affecting the sketch), restored with paper. Stains. Matted.
3. "Gold Certificate", sketch for a certificate of donation for building the "Mitzpah" lodge of the Freemasons in Jerusalem. [1940s]. Ink and watercolor on paper and parchment.
30.5X21.5cm, in a 33X42 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
4. Round sketch depicting a fighter, holding a shield with the Freemasons emblem in one hand.
Leaf: approx. 20X20.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases. Lacking a small piece, not affecting sketch. Matted.
Enclosed: The logo of the "Mitzpah" lodge in Jerusalem, designed by Raban. Cut out of a printed publication. Stamped on verso: "Ze'ev Raban, Workshop for industrial art (previously Gur Aryeh and Raban), Bezalel Jerusalem".
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