Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Picture Frame - Queen of Sheba and the Wild Rooster - "Bezalel"

Opening: $400
Unsold
Picture frame, product of "Bezalel", "Sharar" group. Jerusalem, [1920s].
Hammered brass. Marked in Hebrew: "Bezalel Yerushalem".
Picture frame, decorated with motifs from the legend of the "Queen of Sheba and the Wild Rooster", after a design by Ze'ev Raban. On the back of the frame is a plaque with the inscription "Made in Palestine at the art workshop 'Sharar' Bezalel Jerusalem P.O.B 729".
Length: 23.5 cm, width: 16 cm. Good condition.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Bezalel
Bezalel