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Auction 11 · Lot 285
Brass beaker ornamented with inlaid silver key pattern bands flanking silver and copper interlace cartouches. Marked on base. H: 90mm.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $2,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
DAMASCENE KIDDUSH CUP
Bezalel School, Jerusalem, ca. 1930
summary
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