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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Bezalel Box – Bringing the First Fruits – Jerusalem, 1910s
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A Bezalel box depicting a procession bringing the first fruits to Jerusalem. Made at the Bezalel workshop, Jerusalem, [1910s].
Brass, hammered and etched. Marked in Hebrew: "Bezalel Jerusalem".
The lid depicts a procession offering the first fruits, reading "Kumu vena'ale Zion el Hashem Eloheinu" ["Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God", Jeremiah 31:6] within a frame depicting the Seven Species of the Land of Israel. The image of the procession – men, women and children marching with musical instruments and animals – is executed combining bas-relief on an etched background. The side panels are decorated with a geometric and a vegetal pattern, consisting of the Seven Species. The front panel reads "Hava'at Bikurim Bezalel Yerushalem" ("First fruits offering, Bezalel Jerusalem"; Hebrew) within a round medallion.
18.5X10.5 cm. Height: 4.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to bottom and hinge. Minor damage. A small engraving depicting a stag on the bottom.
Brass, hammered and etched. Marked in Hebrew: "Bezalel Jerusalem".
The lid depicts a procession offering the first fruits, reading "Kumu vena'ale Zion el Hashem Eloheinu" ["Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God", Jeremiah 31:6] within a frame depicting the Seven Species of the Land of Israel. The image of the procession – men, women and children marching with musical instruments and animals – is executed combining bas-relief on an etched background. The side panels are decorated with a geometric and a vegetal pattern, consisting of the Seven Species. The front panel reads "Hava'at Bikurim Bezalel Yerushalem" ("First fruits offering, Bezalel Jerusalem"; Hebrew) within a round medallion.
18.5X10.5 cm. Height: 4.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to bottom and hinge. Minor damage. A small engraving depicting a stag on the bottom.
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