Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp made by a detainee in a Cyprus detention camp. Cyprus, ca. 1948.
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved; wood, sawed and painted.
Unique Hanukkah lamp, handmade by a detainee in one of the detention camps in Cyprus. The body of the lamp consists of a wooden panel inlaid in the middle with a large stone plaque, inscribed (Hebrew) "Cyprus 5708 [1948]", with a relief depicting a ship and a barbed wire fence. The row of crenellations-like candleholders, with the servant light in the middle, is positioned on top of the wooden panel. Lamp supported on stone base. All the stone pieces are attached and integrated harmoniously, seamlessly, and elegantly into the wood.
Height: 18 cm. Width: 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved; wood, sawed and painted.
Unique Hanukkah lamp, handmade by a detainee in one of the detention camps in Cyprus. The body of the lamp consists of a wooden panel inlaid in the middle with a large stone plaque, inscribed (Hebrew) "Cyprus 5708 [1948]", with a relief depicting a ship and a barbed wire fence. The row of crenellations-like candleholders, with the servant light in the middle, is positioned on top of the wooden panel. Lamp supported on stone base. All the stone pieces are attached and integrated harmoniously, seamlessly, and elegantly into the wood.
Height: 18 cm. Width: 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Two-branched Sabbath candelabrum made by a detainee in a Cyprus detention camp. Cyprus, ca. 1948.
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved; wood, sawed and painted; brass, cast and pierced.
Shield-shaped candelabrum, surmounted by two candleholders jutting outward symmetrically to the right and left. Two stone plaques are inlaid in the middle of the shield, both inscribed in Hebrew. The upper plaque inscribed "Memories of Cyprus 5708 [1948]," and the lower one inscribed "Shabbat Kodesh" ["a holy Sabbath"]. Supported on a four-step wooden pedestal.
Height: 19 cm. Width: 19 cm. Good condition.
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved; wood, sawed and painted; brass, cast and pierced.
Shield-shaped candelabrum, surmounted by two candleholders jutting outward symmetrically to the right and left. Two stone plaques are inlaid in the middle of the shield, both inscribed in Hebrew. The upper plaque inscribed "Memories of Cyprus 5708 [1948]," and the lower one inscribed "Shabbat Kodesh" ["a holy Sabbath"]. Supported on a four-step wooden pedestal.
Height: 19 cm. Width: 19 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Stone memorial lamp. [Produced by detainees in Cyprus detention camps?, second half of the 1940s].
Gypsum rock, chiseled, painted, and engraved; wood, sawed and painted.
Square stone plaque, with rounded bottom corners, and with two candleholders just above left and right bottom corners. Hebrew inscription engraved over black background: "In memory of the Fallen of Riga / murdered by the enemies of our people." A Star of David, painted white, appears beneath the inscription, between the two candleholders.
10X9.5 cm. Maximum thickness: 4.5 cm. Attached to a 13X17 cm wooden base. Overall good condition. Minor damage.
Gypsum rock, chiseled, painted, and engraved; wood, sawed and painted.
Square stone plaque, with rounded bottom corners, and with two candleholders just above left and right bottom corners. Hebrew inscription engraved over black background: "In memory of the Fallen of Riga / murdered by the enemies of our people." A Star of David, painted white, appears beneath the inscription, between the two candleholders.
10X9.5 cm. Maximum thickness: 4.5 cm. Attached to a 13X17 cm wooden base. Overall good condition. Minor damage.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Unsold
Three works in stone, produced by detainees in Cyprus detention camps. Cyprus, [ca. 1946-49].
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved.
1. Ashtray, with vegetal patterns, supported on round base. Inscription, engraved (in Hebrew), on base: "Cyprus."
2. Tabletop stand consisting of round container with lid, and behind this, a groove for business cards. Hebrew inscription, engraved on lid: "Cyprus." Fracture to lid (repaired with glue).
3. Stone object shaped like book. Medallion with Hebrew letters "bet" and "sameh" engraved on front; Hebrew inscription "Cyprus 8/2/1948" engraved on back.
Size varies. Overall good condition. Minor blemishes.
Gypsum rock, chiseled and engraved.
1. Ashtray, with vegetal patterns, supported on round base. Inscription, engraved (in Hebrew), on base: "Cyprus."
2. Tabletop stand consisting of round container with lid, and behind this, a groove for business cards. Hebrew inscription, engraved on lid: "Cyprus." Fracture to lid (repaired with glue).
3. Stone object shaped like book. Medallion with Hebrew letters "bet" and "sameh" engraved on front; Hebrew inscription "Cyprus 8/2/1948" engraved on back.
Size varies. Overall good condition. Minor blemishes.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Metal teaspoon, made in Germany, with Nazi swastika [1930s]; later inscription from Cyprus
detention camps.
Following the war, the teaspoon was taken out of Europe by a Holocaust survivor who ended up in a detention camp in Cyprus on his way to Palestine. While in Cyprus, he added the Hebrew inscription "We shall never forget, Cyprus 1947" on the front of the teaspoon handle.
On the back of the spoon, a seal of approval of the "Office of Beauty of Labor" – a swastika and the initials "M.DA Sch.d.A.", which stand for "Modell des Amtes Schönheit der Arbeit," ("Model of the Office of Beauty of Labor"). The Office of Beauty of Labor looked after the health, occupational hygiene, and material comfort of German workers, operating under the auspices of the DAF ("Deutsche Arbeitsfront"), the workers' union of the Nazi Party.
Length: 14 cm. Good condition.
detention camps.
Following the war, the teaspoon was taken out of Europe by a Holocaust survivor who ended up in a detention camp in Cyprus on his way to Palestine. While in Cyprus, he added the Hebrew inscription "We shall never forget, Cyprus 1947" on the front of the teaspoon handle.
On the back of the spoon, a seal of approval of the "Office of Beauty of Labor" – a swastika and the initials "M.DA Sch.d.A.", which stand for "Modell des Amtes Schönheit der Arbeit," ("Model of the Office of Beauty of Labor"). The Office of Beauty of Labor looked after the health, occupational hygiene, and material comfort of German workers, operating under the auspices of the DAF ("Deutsche Arbeitsfront"), the workers' union of the Nazi Party.
Length: 14 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Porcelain bowl with the emblem of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School, product of Bosshardt & Co. S. A. (marked on bottom), Lucerne, Switzerland, 1933.
Glazed earthenware; printed.
White bowl. Printed onto the inside, just beneath the rim, is the Hebrew inscription "Mikveh Israel Agricultural School" next to an illustration depicting the school's campus and fields, including the tree-lined entrance boulevard leading to the main building. In the foreground are four students with scythes in hand.
Maximal diameter: 17.5 cm. Good condition.
Glazed earthenware; printed.
White bowl. Printed onto the inside, just beneath the rim, is the Hebrew inscription "Mikveh Israel Agricultural School" next to an illustration depicting the school's campus and fields, including the tree-lined entrance boulevard leading to the main building. In the foreground are four students with scythes in hand.
Maximal diameter: 17.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Three vessels, products of Eva Samuel's Kad VaSefel Workshop. Rishon LeZion, [ca. 1940s-1950s].
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Pitcher with handle, with illustrations of sheep and shepherd women. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; the trademark emblem of Kad VaSefel; and (in English) "Made in Israel." Height: 18 cm. Minor fractures.
2. Small vase, with illustrations of young woman playing a recorder and birds. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; and the trademark emblem of Kad VaSefel. Height: 14 cm.
3. Small pitcher with handle. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; and the trademark emblem of the Kad VaSefel ceramics workshop. Height: 13.5 cm. Fractures to base and production defect to body of pitcher.
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Pitcher with handle, with illustrations of sheep and shepherd women. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; the trademark emblem of Kad VaSefel; and (in English) "Made in Israel." Height: 18 cm. Minor fractures.
2. Small vase, with illustrations of young woman playing a recorder and birds. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; and the trademark emblem of Kad VaSefel. Height: 14 cm.
3. Small pitcher with handle. Marked (Hebrew) "Rishon LeZion"; and the trademark emblem of the Kad VaSefel ceramics workshop. Height: 13.5 cm. Fractures to base and production defect to body of pitcher.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Seven vessels, products of Keramos (marked on back). Israel, [1950s-1960s].
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Large asymmetric bowl, with depiction of Jerusalem (YMCA, Tower of David, and more). Approx. 34X19 cm. Good condition.
2. Large asymmetric bowl, with depiction of woman in Oriental dress, holding a sifter. Approx. 34X19 cm. Good condition.
3. Large asymmetric square bowl (unmarked), with depiction of young pair of shepherds, male and female. Approx. 31X26 cm. Good condition.
4. Small ashtray, with depiction of Oriental figure (head). 11X8 cm. Good condition.
5. Saucer, with depiction of mosque. Maximum diameter: 10.5 cm.
6. Saucer, with depiction of shepherd playing the recorder. Maximum diameter: 11 cm.
7. Small bottle with the logo representing the Decennial celebrations of the State of Israel. Height: 10.5 cm.
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Large asymmetric bowl, with depiction of Jerusalem (YMCA, Tower of David, and more). Approx. 34X19 cm. Good condition.
2. Large asymmetric bowl, with depiction of woman in Oriental dress, holding a sifter. Approx. 34X19 cm. Good condition.
3. Large asymmetric square bowl (unmarked), with depiction of young pair of shepherds, male and female. Approx. 31X26 cm. Good condition.
4. Small ashtray, with depiction of Oriental figure (head). 11X8 cm. Good condition.
5. Saucer, with depiction of mosque. Maximum diameter: 10.5 cm.
6. Saucer, with depiction of shepherd playing the recorder. Maximum diameter: 11 cm.
7. Small bottle with the logo representing the Decennial celebrations of the State of Israel. Height: 10.5 cm.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Passover seder plate, product of Keramos, and two Sabbath plates, products of Keramos and Keramit. Israel, [ca. 1950s-1960s].
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Passover seder plate (made for export), product of Keramos. Marked (in English) on back. Maximum diameter: 30 cm. Good condition.
2. Sabbath plate, product of Keramos. Marked on back. Maximum diameter: 27.5 cm. Good condition.
3. Sabbath plate, product of Keramit. Marked on back. Diameter: 30 cm. Good condition.
Earthenware, painted and glazed.
1. Passover seder plate (made for export), product of Keramos. Marked (in English) on back. Maximum diameter: 30 cm. Good condition.
2. Sabbath plate, product of Keramos. Marked on back. Maximum diameter: 27.5 cm. Good condition.
3. Sabbath plate, product of Keramit. Marked on back. Diameter: 30 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Earthenware statuette by Judith Mayer. Israel, [ca. 1950s].
Earthenware, painted.
Statuette depicting a "halutz" (Jewish pioneer) – slumped against the trunk of a tree, with shoes cast aside and socks hung up on the tree, and with his "tembel hat" (typical pioneers' hat)pulled downward to cover his eyes – at rest in the field. Marked on back (both Hebrew and English): "Yehudit Judith."
Judith Mayer (b. 1927, Budapest) immigrated to Palestine in 1941. Studied ceramic art under Hedwig Grossman and Hanna Harag Zunz. Settled in Beersheba in 1958 where she established a ceramic arts studio in partnership with Yocheved Marx.
Height: 12.5 cm. Length: 20 cm. Width: 9.5 cm. Good condition.
Earthenware, painted.
Statuette depicting a "halutz" (Jewish pioneer) – slumped against the trunk of a tree, with shoes cast aside and socks hung up on the tree, and with his "tembel hat" (typical pioneers' hat)pulled downward to cover his eyes – at rest in the field. Marked on back (both Hebrew and English): "Yehudit Judith."
Judith Mayer (b. 1927, Budapest) immigrated to Palestine in 1941. Studied ceramic art under Hedwig Grossman and Hanna Harag Zunz. Settled in Beersheba in 1958 where she established a ceramic arts studio in partnership with Yocheved Marx.
Height: 12.5 cm. Length: 20 cm. Width: 9.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Three earthenware plates coated with sand, products of Orno / Venus. Israel, [1950s].
1. Plate with the figure of a "halutz" (Jewish pioneer) sowing in the field. Inscribed on back by soldiers from Kibbutz Tel Yosef (Hebrew), dated 1956, alongside manufacturer's sticker (English) "'Venus,' Hand painted made with the original desert sand of the Holy Land"; a Hebrew-English sticker identifying the store where the item was sold; and two Hebrew "Sales Tax" labels.
2. Plate with the figure of a farmer harvesting with a scythe.
3. Plate with the figure of a woman playing a harp. On back, manufacturer's sticker (English) "'Orno,' Hand painted with the original desert sand of the Holy Land"; and a Hebrew "Sales Tax" label.
Size varies, approx. 32X23 cm. Overall good condition. Minor fractures to rims.
1. Plate with the figure of a "halutz" (Jewish pioneer) sowing in the field. Inscribed on back by soldiers from Kibbutz Tel Yosef (Hebrew), dated 1956, alongside manufacturer's sticker (English) "'Venus,' Hand painted made with the original desert sand of the Holy Land"; a Hebrew-English sticker identifying the store where the item was sold; and two Hebrew "Sales Tax" labels.
2. Plate with the figure of a farmer harvesting with a scythe.
3. Plate with the figure of a woman playing a harp. On back, manufacturer's sticker (English) "'Orno,' Hand painted with the original desert sand of the Holy Land"; and a Hebrew "Sales Tax" label.
Size varies, approx. 32X23 cm. Overall good condition. Minor fractures to rims.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Sculpture in form of ibex, and two candlesticks, by David Palombo (1920-1966). Israel, [1950s-1960s].
Iron, cast and repoussé; stones.
1. Stylized ibex. Supported on unfinished stone base. On bottom, manufacturer's sticker (English): "Hand Made, Granite, Jerusalem Israel." ("Granite" was both Palombo's daughter's name, and the name of the studio of applied arts established at his initiative.) Height: approx. 26 cm.
2-3. Two candlesticks (not entirely identical) made from iron rods with sharp-pointed ends, supported on marble bases. Height: 27.5-28.5 cm.
Iron, cast and repoussé; stones.
1. Stylized ibex. Supported on unfinished stone base. On bottom, manufacturer's sticker (English): "Hand Made, Granite, Jerusalem Israel." ("Granite" was both Palombo's daughter's name, and the name of the studio of applied arts established at his initiative.) Height: approx. 26 cm.
2-3. Two candlesticks (not entirely identical) made from iron rods with sharp-pointed ends, supported on marble bases. Height: 27.5-28.5 cm.
Category
Israeliana and Zionism
Catalogue