Decorated with Damascene-work. Marked Bezalel (together with munitions company, Karlsruhe, 1913). H: 285 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 10
BEZALEL BRASS ARTILLERY SHELL.
Decorated with Damascene-work. Marked Bezalel (together with munitions company, Karlsruhe, 1913). H: 285 mm.
Jerusalem
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $650
Produced during World War I - a popular souvenir among soldiers in Palestine. See Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel (1983) p. 274. Among the few Bezalel products that can be definitively dated.