Auction 90
Fine Judaica Including: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Jul 21, 2020
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USA
Brooklyn Navy Yard: Building 77 Suite 1108 Brooklyn NY, 11205
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LOT 19:
BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
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Start price:
$
4,000
Estimated price:
$4,000 - $6,000
Auction house commission:
25%
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BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Jerusalem, c. 1920
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).
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).