BRONZE SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PLAQUE. Jerusalem, Bezalel School, ca. 1920.
AUCTION 40 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 300
BRONZE SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PLAQUE.
Jerusalem, Bezalel School, ca. 1920.
ca. 1920
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $8,500
On verso: "Made in Palestine at the Art Workshop 'Sharar', Bezalel, Jerusalem, P. O. B. 729. ".
A similar El-Maleh plaque may be seen in Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel of Schatz (1983) no. 1031, p. 88.
The combination of Hebrew text and realistic decoration is a hallmark of Bezalel design. See Israel Museum Catalogue, Boris Schatz: The Father of Israeli Art (2006), p. 61.