Lot 493
Wedding Invitation and Documents – Elkan-Weissfeld Families
Invitation for the wedding of Elkan-Weissfeld families of Cologne, Germany. Including three documents related to the wedding of Benno Elkan (1877-1960), a Jewish-German sculptor born in Dortmund, who studied art in Munich and Karlsruhe, lived and created in France, italy and Israel; master of metal sculptures, famous in particular for the protomes of leaders and public figures, for statues and tomb-stones as well as for the Knesset Menorah which he sculpted.
Dinner menu of Mr. Jacob Weissfeld and Mrs. Nettchen Düring 's wedding dinner, October 1888. * Elaborate invitation for the wedding of Mr. Benno Elkan and Mrs. Paula Weissfeld held in Koln on January 14 1912. The invitation lists a dozen of musical pieces to be played during the wedding and the dinner's menu. * Liederkranz und Bilderbuch [songs-wreath and pictures-book] in honor of the above wedding, gift of Max elkan, Cologne, January 1912. Personal songs and illustrations. a 14-page booklet self-published, bibliographically unknown. * Draft of dialogue composed by Max Elkan in honor of the above mentioned couple. Cologne, January 1912. Typewritten and stenciled. Various sizes, fair-good condition.
