Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
"Jewish Types of Palestine" – Postcard Booklet – Ivory Reliefs by Moses Muro – Jerusalem, ca. 1920s
Opening: $150
Sold for: $200
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Jewish Types of Palestine from reliefs in ivory by Moses Muro, "Bezalel" Jerusalem – postcard booklet. Jerusalem: Goldberg's Press, [ca. 1920s].
11 postcards depicting ivory reliefs of "Jewish types" made by Bezalel artist Moses Muro (1888-1957). The postcards are captioned in Hebrew and English. Among the figures: "Jew from Yemen", "Haluza from Poland", "Haluz from Russia", Jewish child from Algeria" and more.
Postcards: 8.5X14 cm. Booklet: approx. 15.5X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Printing defect on the last postcard - part of its text is missing. The tissue guards are detached and partly missing. Closed tears, open tears and blemishes to the cover of the booklet (some of the tears are reinforced with tape).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
11 postcards depicting ivory reliefs of "Jewish types" made by Bezalel artist Moses Muro (1888-1957). The postcards are captioned in Hebrew and English. Among the figures: "Jew from Yemen", "Haluza from Poland", "Haluz from Russia", Jewish child from Algeria" and more.
Postcards: 8.5X14 cm. Booklet: approx. 15.5X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Printing defect on the last postcard - part of its text is missing. The tissue guards are detached and partly missing. Closed tears, open tears and blemishes to the cover of the booklet (some of the tears are reinforced with tape).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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