Round cylinder, inlaid with silver, engraved, with organic interlace decoration and Hebrew and English inscriptions refering to the “Conquest of Jerusalem, 24th Kislev / 9th December 1917.” Marked on base: “Krupp, Magdeburg, 1915.” H: 195mm.
AUCTION 7 |
Tuesday, June 22nd,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 190
FINELY DECORATED BRASS SHELL CASE VASE.
Bezalel School, Jerusalem, 1917.
Round cylinder, inlaid with silver, engraved, with organic interlace decoration and Hebrew and English inscriptions refering to the “Conquest of Jerusalem, 24th Kislev / 9th December 1917.” Marked on base: “Krupp, Magdeburg, 1915.” H: 195mm.
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $700
For other examples, see Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel, no. 630, p. 54. This particular case however, is striking for it’s historical specificity