Painting of Rachel’s Tomb on a seashell. The Hebrew verse “Kol B’Ramah Nishmah…” on bottom of the painting. Along with the text Bezalel Jerusalem. Size: 17×16 cm. Fine condition.
Wood box with ivory. A piece of round ivory is set into the cover with the [Hebrew] stamp Bezalel Jerusalem at center. Two ivory medallions with images of the menorah are set into the side panels. These types of wood works, with etching and ivory, were made in different departments of the Bezalel School of Art [The department of set frames that opened in 1908, the sculpture department that opened that same year, and the etching department, headed by Reuven Lipshitz, that opened in 1912]. Refer to Bezalel shel Schatz, exhibition catalogue, p. 38. Height: 12 cm. Diameter: 9 cm. Crack in the wood, along its side. Very fine condition.
Rounded decoration made of woven straw, shaped like a large peacock tail. The upper section bears the Hebrew words: Bezalel Jerusalem. Diameter: 38 cm. Fine condition.
Seder Tefillah HaChadash according to the Sephardi custom, with the kavanot of the Chida, studies for the month of Nissan and the Pesach Haggadah. Tel Aviv, 1953. Leather binding from Bezalel Jerusalem, with original decorations. In the center of the binding is a map of the Land of Israel in the form of a textured relief, in which the various settlements are raised above the height of the binding. On the upper right is Rachel’s Tomb and on the left is the Tower of David. On the bottom right is Yad Avshalom, and on the left is the Western Wall. All three-dimensional. Gilded writing ‘Bezalel Jerusalem’. Red page cuts. Peelings on the binding, primarily on the spine. Binding is slightly bent. Moderate condition.
12 leaves for learning handicraft, published by ‘New Bezalel’, Jerusalem, 1945. The leaves are divided into leaves of letters and leaves of embroidery. On the leaves of letters is cursive writing, Ashkenazi writing, solitreo writing, punctuation and numbers. The embroidery leaves are based on the original embroideries, which were in the Bezalel National Museum in Jerusalem, including embroideries from Yemenite, Persian and Bukharian Jewry, and more. The examples, writing and the lithograph were drawn by Dora Spitzer. These are the first leaves in the series published by the ‘New Bezalel’ school on the tenth anniversary of its founding. The initiative to publish them came from a request from the WIZO organization’s request from the school to publish leaves to learn embroidery in an orderly manner. The school acquiesced to the request and published them in the format before us. Size: 33×23 cm. Original envelope. Slight tears on the envelope, stains. The embroidery leaves are very fine condition.
Share certificate #4702, for the “Chevra L’Hiachrut Bnei Yeshivot B’Eretz Yisrael.” [The society’s mission was to integrate yeshiva students into agricultural labor]. Graphica Jerusalem press, Jerusalem 1929. The bottom right is stamped in print [Hebrew] “Gur Aryeh V’Raban Bezalel.” Yeshiva students working the ground can be seen at center, with the text הגיון תורה ובנין הארץ [the dream of Torah and constructing the land]. Rare. Size: 18×34 cm. Fold marks. Fine condition.
Le Cantique de Salomon, enluminé par Ze’ev Raban. Shir Hashirim, painted by Ze’ev Raban, ‘Bezalel’ Jerusalem. Published by “Shir Hashirim”, Jerusalem, 1930. 26 colored picture-plates, pasted onto the book’s leaves, on the right hand side of each spread (printed from left to right). In the margins of the pictures is part of the text of the Megillah, and a French translation. A printed dedication to Professor Boris Schatz, founder and director of the Bezalel School of Art, by Ze’ev Raban. [31] leaves, 33.5 cm. Bound in original pleasant leather binding with decorations of leaves and flowers, metal relief. Fine condition.
A section of a carpet Layout for a Song of Songs-themed carpet by Yaakov Kanterowitz – stamped in ink.
This pattern served to prepare a carpet, at the inception of the Bezalel Academy. On the right and left, there are excerpts of verses from Shir HaShirim, and illustrations on the subjects quoted – a young goat, pomegranates, vines and figs.
Yaakov Kanterowitz [1890-1961] was one of the first to study and work at Bezalel, head of the Bezalel carpet division, founder of the Marvadia workshop and its director.
42×61 cm. There is a hole with a lace for hanging at the top. Some of the color is faded, stains. Minimal tears. Fine condition.
17 exhibition booklets from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Most from 1950-60s. 1. Ta’aruchat Amanut Shimushit B’Yisrael. May 1952. 2. Haggada Yehuda. Illuminated, manuscript Passover Haggada from the 15th century, in the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. 1955. 3. Maurycy Gottleib, exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth. 4. Matanot Yedidei HaMuzionim Mei’Angliya. February, 1959. 5. Tziur U’Pisul Norweigi. Exhibition on loan by the Norwegian government. 1959. 6. Rishumim Mei’Osef Fodor Amsterdam, Bezalel Jerusalem, 1960. 7. Edvard Munch. Engravings, lithograps, woodcuts. Exhibiton on loan from Norway. Bezalel, 1960. 8. Diyonkot. Collection of illustrations and sketches from the Bezalel collection. January, 1960. 9. Menorot Chanuka from the collection of Dr. A. Ticho. Kislev-Tevet 1961. 10. Alon Beit HaNeichut HaLeumi Bezalel Jerusalem. Aviv, 1961. 11. Amanim Yivanim Bnei Zemaneinu. Bezalel, 1961. 12. Mivchar shel Rechishot Chadashot. Bezalel, 1962-1963. 13. 1906-1964 – Beit HaNeichut HaLeumi Bezalel: Mabat Li’Achor. Exhibition booklet, 1964. 14. Amanut HaMizrach HaRachok B’Osef Yaakov Pines. 1964. 15. Taruchat Zikaron L’Heinrech Feuchtinger, Elul 1964. [From the series of “Exhibitions of Jewish Artists at the Bezalel Academy.] 16. Hans Hartung, Anna-Eva Bergman, Teri Hass. Catalogue of Bezalel exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum. 17. Academy of Arts and Design, Bezalel Jerusalem. Department of ceramics and glass. Catalogue of graduates, 2006. Varying sizes and conditions.
Two Jews in traditional dress sitting on the ground at the Western Wall. Cast copper on plaster, apparently a Bezalel product. The unidentified artist’s signature is on the etching, on the lower left.
Designated wooden frame with the original slot for insertion of the board and the supporting wooden plate (screwed in) from the back.
35×50 cm.
Moderate-fine condition, stains.
Nine early paper items with graphic art by leading artists of the Bezalel Academy, early 20th century.
* Large illustrated invoice [for a sum of 750 mil] by the Monzon Press in Jerusalem, for work that was done for Meir Gur Aryeh, with his name written in pen. 19/8/35
* Two opening business cards, one with “Bezalel Art and Land of Israel Home Handicrafts – Rivkah Marein, 6 Jaffa Road, opposite the clock tower, Jerusalem.” The inner part of the card has an English listing of Bezalel items sold at the store and a three-digit telephone number, 615. There is a Bezalel-style illustration by Rephael A. Shalem [signed in print] on the back of the card. On the back of the second card there is a dried flower from among the Land of Israel flowers.
* Advertising leaflet for the Bezalel Academy – printed in Prague. Written in German with a photograph of the academy in Jerusalem.
* Pamphlet for the matzah factory in Haifa with illustrations designed by Meir Gur Aryeh and Ze’ev Raban [signed in print], 1920s.
* Internal postcard for the Bezalel Academy designated for use by school members, with a chart for name, address and city of residence.
* Invitation to an exhibition which took place at the Bezalel National Disability Center on the subject ‘A. Y. Y. Poznansky Photographs,’ December 20, 1947, and more.
Various sizes, very fine condition.
Five early booklets of the Bezalel School of Arts verein zur verbreitjng von kunstgewerbe und hausindustrie in palastina und nachbarlandern [ School for the Distribution of Arts and Industry in Palestine and Neighboring Countries ]. Berlin, 1910-1913.
The booklets have extensive coverage of Bezalel’s activities and its purpose, photographs of the artists in the various departments of the school [some with Boris Shatz among the students], lists of the various departments in Bezalel, lists of teachers and of students. Two of the booklets’ title pages are designed by Aryeh Goldberg.
Overall fine condition.
11 portfolios of leading artists in Israel, drawings and additional prints.
1. Moshe Gat – 16 sketches [signed in print], published by the Safari Art Gallery, Jerusalem, 1965.
2. Ruth Schloss, 12 sketches. Israel 1964.
3. Ruth Schloss, 12 sketches, six oil paintings and drawings, Israel 1966.
4. Shmuel Katz – B’Ohalei Kedar , 15 drawings. Foreword by Chaim Gimzu. Israel 1963.
5. David Labkowski – Shalom Aleichem un Zein Helden , published by Shalom 1959. 14 drawings, six of which are signed.
6. Sigmund Sharter – B’Eretz HaNegev – Sdom, Beer Sheva . Eight drawings.
7. Chana Feinstein – drawings. 14 drawings. Signed handwritten dedication by illustrator Chana Feinstein. Foreword by Pessel Friedberg.
8. Helhman – woodcuts. 12 woodcuts, published by Sefarim Poalim, Art Department.
9. Five art prints by A. Marzer.
10. Shirei David – Avraham Shlonsky’s portfolio.
11. 16 drawings, and large prints depicting various personalities including: Ezer Weitzmann, Golda Meir, Yosef Chaim Brener, Levi Eshkol, Moshe Hess, Zalman Shazar and others, some published by the Department for the Distribution of Cultural Publications. 35×50 cm.
Overall fine-very fine condition.
Al Omanut, Omanim U’Mevakreihem, proverbs and aphorisms by Boris Schatz, published by Bnei Bezalel, Jerusalem, 1924. Binding design by Mordechai Narkiss [signed in print].
The book was published by the Association of Bezalel Students published by Bnei Bezalel as a token of admiration and appreciation for their great teacher, originator of Hebrew art in the Land of Israel and founder of the Bezalel Academy, Professor Boris Schatz, for his 57th birthday and to commemorate his enormous activity abroad for the dissemination of Hebrew art. The book’s editing, the cover design, the foreword and the editing were done by Mordechai Narkiss [signed in print on the title page]. Printed in 1150 copies. This copy is not numbered.
29, [3] pages. 12×17 cm. There are marks and emphases in pencil in pencil among the book’s leaves. Fine condition.
