Ten-sided, upper register with scenes and motifs evocative of the Song of Songs, lower register with appropriate Hebrew verses from the Biblical text. Marked. Light wear. H: 155 mm, D: 147 mm.
AUCTION 2 |
Tuesday, June 03rd,
1997 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art Including Property from a Dutch Private Collector and the Late T. Nachum Gidal
Lot 6
BEZALEL BRASS CACHE-POT.
Ten-sided, upper register with scenes and motifs evocative of the Song of Songs, lower register with appropriate Hebrew verses from the Biblical text. Marked. Light wear. H: 155 mm, D: 147 mm.
Jerusalem, early 20th century
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,600
“An uncommon form with attractive decoration…” J. Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica (1985) p. 221 (illustrated)