Auction 61 · Lot 421
BEZALEL BRASS PURIM PLATE.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Round plate with raised rim bears images of wheat sheaves, alternating with roundels of Jewish iconographic symbols: pomegranate, lyre, shofar, palm tree, and seven-branched menorah. Central medallion depicting two Jewish men exchanging gifts of food and drink - the Mishloach Manoth commandment of the Purim festival - atop Hebrew phrase: “Gifts of food sent by man to his friend” and “Bezalel Jerusalem.” Hook for hanging on reverse. Diameter: 8.75 inches.
summary
For central image, see Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel (1983) no. 595, p. 51.