Lot 149
Four Rugs – Theodor Herzl
Four pictorial rugs depicting Theodor Herzl.
1-3. Three rugs made at the Alliance school weaving workshop. [Jerusalem, post 1903 to ca. 1920.] All three depict the same image – Theodor Herzl on the famous porch, looking at crowds flocking to Jerusalem, against the rising sun. Colors and sizes differ; two rugs show Herzl's right profile and the third shows his left profile. Two rugs approx. 108x60 cm. Good condition. Stains. Losses to fringes. Suspension straps sewn to reverse upper edges. The third rug: approx. 104x44cm. Fair condition. Fraying to edges. Fringes missing. 4. Frontal profile of Theodor Herzl; with legends "If you will it, it is no dream, " and "Dr. Binyamin Herzl, Bezalel Jerusalem" (Hebrew). [Druze rug industry, Israel, 1960s.] 64x53cm. Good condition. Some stains and damage. Damage to fringe. Suspension strap sewn to reverse upper edge.
Reference: Jewish Carpets, Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, pp. 72-73, 134. Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.
