Auction 40 · Lot 293
Views of the Holy City of Jerusalem / Tavnith Yerushalayim / Ansicht der Heilegen Stadt Jerusalem. Trilingual artistic panorama of Old City of Jerusalem. Color lithograph. Striking hues
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(JERUSALEM).
Place
Jerusalem, Circa 1900
Description
17 x 22 inches image. Crisp, clean copy, folds. Not examined out of frame.
summary
A Rare Image. Prominently displayed in the foreground is the Dome of the Rock occupying the Temple Mount. In the backgroud, one spies several buildings of note rising from the Jewish Quarter: the Tiphereth Israel or Nissan Bak Synagogue (named after R. Israel of Ruzhin), the Batei Machseh ("the Pilgrim dwellings"), etc