Auction 59 · Lot 137
BEZALEL DECORATED BRASS SHELL-CASE VASE.
- Estimate
- $700–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $2,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Cylinder inlaid with silver and copper with organic interlace decorative lettering, central plaque with the Hebrew verse: “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more” (Isaiah, Chap. II: 4). Below: “I will even gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered and I will give you the Land of Israel” (Ezekiel, Chap. XI: 17). Marked on base: “Krupp, Dusseldorf, 1916.” Height: 11 inches.