Auction 60 · Lot 449
PAIR OF STRIKING ISRAELI SILVER SABBATH CANDLESTICKS.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
1987
Description
Cast in sterling silver, the sculpted ruffle-like design alludes to a candle’s flame giving the candlesticks a dynamic and futurist quality, reminiscent of Umberto Boccioni’s “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space.” Marked and dated in Hebrew and English by Menahem Berman. Height: 9.25 inches.
summary
The craftsman Menahem Berman currently works and resides in Jerusalem. He is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design who studied with the great silversmiths David Gumbel and Ludwig Wolpert. Later, Berman directed the Academy’s Department of Silver and Judaica. Since opening his own design firm in 1953, Berman has won international recognition and top prizes for his works in Judaica, graphic art, silver and industrial design.