Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Copper Plaque – Lions and Tablets of the Law

Opening: $400
Unsold
Decorative plaque for a synagogue. [Israel? 1950s?]. Hammered copper sheet; paint. Decorative plaque made of hammered copper, painted white and red, with an arch, lions and the Tablets of the Law. Star of David appears in the upper corners. The Tablets of the Law, painted white, appear in the center with the letters א-י in two columns and are supported by two lions, standing on a capital of a pillar; the manes and tips of tales of the lions are hammered in dense dots. A white dot in the eye. Length: 59 cm, width: 101 cm. Good condition. Some bends at margins. Some corrosion to reverse.
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