Brass beaker ornamented with inlaid silver key pattern bands flanking silver and copper interlace cartouches. Marked on base. H: 90mm.
AUCTION 11 |
Tuesday, November 28th,
2000 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 285
DAMASCENE KIDDUSH CUP
Bezalel School, Jerusalem, ca. 1930
Brass beaker ornamented with inlaid silver key pattern bands flanking silver and copper interlace cartouches. Marked on base. H: 90mm.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,000
Damascene work is a fine technique melding silver and copper to brass. A branch of the Bezalel School, known as “Ayala” specializing in the technique of metal-smithing was established in 1912. For a similar beaker, see Bezalel Catalogue, p. 234