Auction 61 · Lot 447
BEZALEL DECORATED BRASS ARTILLERY SHELL-CASE VASE.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $5,500
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, 2:4). 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, 11:17). Marked on base: “Krupp, Dusseldorf, 1916.” Height: 11 inches.