Lot 157
Two Reliefs Designed by Boris Schatz – "Savta" / "Kabbalat Shabbat"
Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz, set in leather tabletop frames. [Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century]. Brass, cast and engraved; leather; gilt designs. Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz (signed in Hebrew, "Schatz"), one featuring a woman lighting candles, titled "Kabbalat Shabbat" ("Welcoming the Sabbath"), and another depicting an elderly woman immersed in her knitting, titled "Savta" ("Grandmother"). The reliefs are set in leather tabletop frames, both bearing Boris Schatz's gilt stamp, identical in design to his bookplate. Paper label on back of one frame, with a dedication handwritten and hand signed by Schatz (label torn, almost half of it is missing).
"Kabbalat Shabbat" – Relief: 7X4 cm, frame: 15X11 cm. "Savta" – Relief: 7X4.5 cm, frame: 16X11.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Blemishes and abrasions to frames. Dedicatory label torn, with large part missing.
Provenance: 1. Estate of Mordechai Avniel, director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Bezalel School's Sculpture Department. 2. Estate of Bezalel Avniel. 3. Private collection.
