Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
"Shiviti" - Illustrations of the Holy Sites - Moshe Ben Yitzchak Mizrahi
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
"Shiviti" created by Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrahi. Jerusalem, 1902.
Leaf in colorful lithographic printing.
"Shiviti Gadol". The verse "If I forget thee oh Jerusalem" (Hebrew) appears on top. In the center - a "LaMenatzea'ch" Menorah with two additional Menorahs on both its sides, consisting of Psalms verses. Illustrations of the Temple vessels and two hands stretched out for "Priestly Benediction" appear above the Menorah bases. Six illustrations of Holy Sites in Eretz Israel: Tomb of Shmuel the Prophet, Temple Mount, Cave of the Patriarchs, Rachel's Tomb, general view of "Ir Hakodesh Zion" (with Tower of David) and the Mount of Olives, with graves in Kidron valley. Artist's signature on the base of the central Menorah - "1902, Jerusalem, by Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrahi" (Hebrew).
Approx. 58X43 cm. Fair condition. Tears and creases, professionally restored. Some damages to text and illustrations. Some stains. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Leaf in colorful lithographic printing.
"Shiviti Gadol". The verse "If I forget thee oh Jerusalem" (Hebrew) appears on top. In the center - a "LaMenatzea'ch" Menorah with two additional Menorahs on both its sides, consisting of Psalms verses. Illustrations of the Temple vessels and two hands stretched out for "Priestly Benediction" appear above the Menorah bases. Six illustrations of Holy Sites in Eretz Israel: Tomb of Shmuel the Prophet, Temple Mount, Cave of the Patriarchs, Rachel's Tomb, general view of "Ir Hakodesh Zion" (with Tower of David) and the Mount of Olives, with graves in Kidron valley. Artist's signature on the base of the central Menorah - "1902, Jerusalem, by Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrahi" (Hebrew).
Approx. 58X43 cm. Fair condition. Tears and creases, professionally restored. Some damages to text and illustrations. Some stains. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Shiviti and Mizrah
Shiviti and Mizrah