Auction 70 · Lot 56
BEZALEL MARBLE WRITING DESK.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Jerusalem, early 20th century
Description
Handsome rectangular desk-set with sloped writing surface, pen-groove and fitted with two brass inkstands, each with hinged lid and glass insert. Upper portion surrounded by brass balustrade. With Jugendstil black-toned carvings throughout, including “Jerusalem” in Hebrew. Applied low-relief carving of the Temple Mount, signed “Y. Gur Arieh.” 4.5 x 12 x 11 inches.
summary
The work of Israel Gur-Arieh (1900-62) who studied at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts from 1913 to 1917. See Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel by Schatz (1983) p. 370.