Auction 32 · Lot 366
BRASS PURIM PLATE. Bezalel School, Jerusalem, ca. 1925.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
In center, applique medallion with depiction of exchanging of gifts with appropriate quotation from Esther Chap. IX:20, and “Bezalel Jerusalem.” Rim bears depictions of sheaves of wheat alternating with Jewish symbols (popegranate, lyre, Shofrot, palm tree, crown)” and cental rondel with Menorah and “Bezalel Jerusalem.” Diam: 8 1/2”
summary
For cental image, see Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel (1983) no. 595, p. 51