Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Auction 90 |
Tuesday, July 21st,
2020 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Lot 19
BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Jerusalem, c. 1920
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver.
See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043.
See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).