Auction 90 · Lot 19
Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
Publication
Jerusalem, c. 1920
summary
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver.
See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043.
See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).