Megillat Esther with illustrations, grape branches and animals, lithograph on parchment, hand-painted, artwork of Shmuel ben David, Bezalel. [14] columns, 15 cm. Fine condition.
Silver binding. 1930s. Marked בצלאל ירושלם.
12×9 cm. The binding contains an
Avodat Yisrael prayerbook from Sinai Publishing. Tel Aviv, 1941.
Nice etching work with Stars of David, fruits of Eretz Yisrael and medallions with menorahs and holy sites.
Fine condition.
Diploma for completion of art studies of Bezalel artist Joseph Budko, Berlin Academy of Arts, 1913/14.
[1] stiff, doubled leaf. 29.5×19.5 cm. Official printed diploma with handwritten information, the principal’s signature and the stamp of the Royal Museum of Berlin. Printed signature and stamp. According to the date, July 1, 1914, Budko was 26 years old when he received this diploma. Soon after he finished these studies, he started working on his Passover haggadot.
Joseph Budko (1888-1940) was born in Plonsk, Poland. He studied art from the noted artist Hermann Struck and according to this diploma, completed studies in the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. After his studies in Berlin, he started working with woodcuts and Jewish illustrations with motifs related to the Diaspora and the Bible. In 1933, he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael and became the administrator of “Bezalel HaChadash” after the death of Boris Schatz.
Very fine condition.
Bronze-casted plate of the Tower of David by Shmuel Kretzmer, Bezalel artist. Signed. Vienna/Jerusalem, 1920s.
Shmuel Kretzmer (1891-1972) made many items for the Zionist Movement, including a noted relief of Herzl. In addition, a number of reliefs were minted in Vienna, including this Tower of David that he designed in Jerusalem according to the etchings of Lilien and Schatz.
The plate is attached to an original wood frame. 11×8 cm. (21×14.5 cm. with frame). Fine condition.
Miniature Scroll of Esther within a silver case, marked Bezalel Jerusalem. C. 1920s.
Megillah: [11] columns. 6 cm. wide.Case: 18.5 cm. Nice filigree work along the entire case, including the handle and crown.
בצלאל ירושלם marked on the clasp.
Light dents to crown. Fine to very fine condition.
Bronze relief. Jews at the Western Wall on Tishah b’Av, lamenting the destruction of the Temple. Stamped Boris Shatz. A later casting. 20th century.
126X68 cm.
Underneath the Hebrew banner “Tishah b’Av at the Western Wall,” Jews sit on the ground with oil lamps, lamenting the destruction of the Temple. With verses about the destruction from the Book of Lamentations. Candles at the sides.
Very fine condition.
Miniature silver mezuzah case. Filigree. Marked Bezalel Jerusalem. 1920s.
65 mm. tall. 26 mm. wide.
The body of the case is made of filigree work with a repeating design of clusters of grapes and coins. At center there is a tiny cover that opens to the right with a hinge, engraved with the letters ש-ד-י. These same letters are also written on the mezuzah parchment (includes the original parchment). The upper section has an additional cover that also opens on a hinge to allow the insertion of the parchment. Filigree flowers are attached to both sides with holes used to attach the mezuzah case to the doorpost. בצלאל ירושלם is primitively engraved.
Fine-very fine condition.
Brass mezuzah case. Sharar Group of Bezalel Jerusalem. C. 1920s.
85 mm. Two sections, back opens. The front features the text וכתבתם על מזוזות ביתך ובשעריך. ירושלם. בצלאל. The back: “Sharar Bezalel, Made in Palestine. Jerusalem”.
The Sharar Group was the Bezalel workshop for various arts: filigree, gold, silver, and copper. Zeev Raban designed most Sharar items, such as Passover plates and Chanukah menorahs as well as ritual items like mezuzah cases.
Very fine condition.
Copper plate depicting the Western Wall. Bezalel Jerusalem. 1920s.
16 cm. diameter.
Silver decorations and engraving on the plate. At center: engraving of the Western Wall and Jerusalem buildings. Hebrew text: “If I forget thee Jerusalem.” Stamped בצלאל.
The letters are slightly worn. Fine condition.
Brass relief. Bezalel, Jerusalem. 1920s.
The diameter of the plate: 12 cm. Attached to an original wooden plate measuring 22×19.5 cm.
Rounded relief of two spies holding grapes with mountains in the background, hammer and repoussé work. Topped with the Hebrew words “Jerusalem Bezalel” and the Hebrew verse at bottom: “They carried it on a rod, with two men.”
Within a brass frame with the Hebrew stamp of Bezalel Jerusalem and “Made in Palestine.”
Fine condition.
Large bronze medallion by Meir Gur Aryeh, marking Maimonides’ 800th birthday. Pesach, [1935].
19 cm. diameter. On a wooden board measuring 24.5×24.5 cm. Image of Maimonides at center with the relief text רבני משה ברבי מימון, תתצ”ה-תתקס”ה. Along with the engraved words: פסח תרצ”ה and the letters מ.ה. (Meir Gur Aryeh).
There are differing opinions regarding Maimonides’ birth date. This seems to mark his birth date according to Maimonides’ grandson who noted it as 14 Nissan 1135. Experts concur that Maimonides passed away in 1204, although this notes 1208. (It seems that underneath the number ח, there originally was a ה, for 1204.)
The medallion is on a wooden plate, and in 1976 it was presented to Dr. Morris Levy (1925-2006), the pioneer of open-heart surgery in Israel.
Very fine condition.
Wood rug – Bezalel Jerusalem. Decorated with a picture of the Bezalel School of Art building. [1909].
49×67 cm. Center design of the building of the Bezalel School of Art. With red text at bottom: בצלאל בית מדרש למלאכות אומנות. Border with symmetrical designs in shades of brown and green. The bottom section of the rug features the text ירושלם בצלאל התרס”ט as part of the border.
An early Bezalel work made before the First World War. The rug department opened in 1906, and this piece was created during its third year.
The rug is stained and unraveling in a number of places. Moderate condition.
Wool rug – Bezalel Jerusalem. Design of the courtyard of the Holy Temple. C. 1910.
44×60 cm. Center design of the courtyard of the Holy Temple, depicting a building with four arches. Text on the bottom: בצלאל, חצר המקדש, ירושלם. Border of symmetrical red and brown decorations.
One of the early rugs made by Bezalel before the First World War. It still bears the text “Bezalel.” Rugs created after the 1920s were tagged “Marbadia.” Most Bezalel rugs made during this era were created by tying wool threads to a cotton warp.
Light stains. Light losses to the cotton fringes at the edges. Fine-very fine condition.
Wood binding with a handmade picture on the binding from Bezalel. Stamp of Bezalel Jerusalem, crack on its back, blemished in corner, moderate-fine condition. Book: Tanach B’Temunot by G. Dorah, Sinai publishing, Tel Aviv, 1946.
28 cm. diameter. Repousse work, rounded frame, Star of David at center. Stamped Bezalel Jerusalem. Very fine condition.
6.5×4 cm. (13.5×20 cm. with border). Paint on olive wood, Yemenite Jew, original frame with cloth matting and wood frame. Stains on matting. Fine condition.
27.5 cm. tall; 8 cm. diameter. Trench art made from a shell case (made in Germany!) from 1916. Relief with the text בצלאל ירושלם and a stamp. Fine condition.
25.5 cm. tall. Octagonal, Damascene etching work, reminiscient of Bezalel, copper with silver inlay. Fine condition.
3 cm. diameter ( 4 cm. tall with cover). Silver hallmarked 925, ירושלם with delicate chain. Nice filigree work at center, at the edge, and the cover that screws closed.
18.5 cm. tall. Pair of Shabbat candlesticks that stand on three legs, silver hallmarked 925, Bezalel Jerusalem with nice filigree work. Fine condition.
*28×19 cm. *25×14 cm. Pair of elegant Bezalel photo albums – never used. Front covers with reliefs, one featuring a bust of Herzl and the second with the city of Jerusalem. Tissue paper separates the cardboard leaves from the photo spaces. Fine condition.
Various sizes, hallmarked 925, inclusive weight 100 grams. Includes two miniature Bezalel mezuzas, one Hazorfim mezuza and a mezuza with filigree work. Fine condition.
46×30 cm. (53×38 with frame). Within a wood frame. Light blemish to the center of the relief. Fine condition.
7 cm. Egg screws opens . Inside: sewing mechanism with thread. Marked ירושלם. Cracks across its length. Moderate – fine condition.
