Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Embroidery – Portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor and Theodor Herzl
Opening: $300
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Embroidery; portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor and Theodor Herzl. [Palestine?, after 1920].
Embroidered portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor wearing the uniform of the Zion Mule Corps and Theodor Herzl, with a Star of David between them. Around the portraits, an embroidered inscription: "It is Good to Die for Our Country / If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget" (Hebrew), decorated with two doves.
Approx. 40X30 cm. Fair-good condition. Fabric and parts of the embroidery significantly faded (the original color of the fabric was blue). Stains and minor unraveling. Several small holes and small tears.
Embroidered portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor wearing the uniform of the Zion Mule Corps and Theodor Herzl, with a Star of David between them. Around the portraits, an embroidered inscription: "It is Good to Die for Our Country / If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget" (Hebrew), decorated with two doves.
Approx. 40X30 cm. Fair-good condition. Fabric and parts of the embroidery significantly faded (the original color of the fabric was blue). Stains and minor unraveling. Several small holes and small tears.
Zionism, World Zionist Congress, Herzl
Zionism, World Zionist Congress, Herzl