Brass plate with raised rim; rim engraved and embossed with organic ornamentation, including shell-form depressions in central band; center bears sheaves of wheat flanking inscription “ORT Maroc 1880” and the Hebrew acronym for ORT. Diam: 550mm.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 124
LARGE BRASS COMMEMORATIVE PLATE.
Morocco, 20th century.
Brass plate with raised rim; rim engraved and embossed with organic ornamentation, including shell-form depressions in central band; center bears sheaves of wheat flanking inscription “ORT Maroc 1880” and the Hebrew acronym for ORT. Diam: 550mm.
Est: $800 - $1,000
PRICE REALIZED $800
In 1880, ORT, a Russian acronym for the “Society for Manual and Agricultural Work among Jews,” was founded in Russia to promote and develop vocational training and agriculture