Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
Sketch for a Torah Mantle / Sketches for Embroidery - Jerusalem, 1910
Opening: $400
Unsold
Sketch for a certificate or a Torah Mantle. Jerusalem, 1910.
Pencil on paper.
A crown is illustrated on the upper part, above it the letters "כ" and "ת" and on the sides the words "year 5670" (1910). An illustration of the Western Wall and Temple Mount surrounded by olive branches appears below the crown. On the lower part - illustration of a ribbon, with a dedication: "belongs to Yitzchak Naftali…and his spouse…". On the lower part of the certificate is an additional inscription. Comments in pencil appear on the margins. An additional dedication appears on the reverse.
The sketch is attributed to Bella Hamenachem, wife of Ezra Ben Eliyahu. Enclosed are three additional sketches by her, created in Jerusalem early in the 20th century, and booklets with embroidery patterns.
Approx. 48.5X75 cm. Fair condition. Tears, creases and stains, folding marks. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Pencil on paper.
A crown is illustrated on the upper part, above it the letters "כ" and "ת" and on the sides the words "year 5670" (1910). An illustration of the Western Wall and Temple Mount surrounded by olive branches appears below the crown. On the lower part - illustration of a ribbon, with a dedication: "belongs to Yitzchak Naftali…and his spouse…". On the lower part of the certificate is an additional inscription. Comments in pencil appear on the margins. An additional dedication appears on the reverse.
The sketch is attributed to Bella Hamenachem, wife of Ezra Ben Eliyahu. Enclosed are three additional sketches by her, created in Jerusalem early in the 20th century, and booklets with embroidery patterns.
Approx. 48.5X75 cm. Fair condition. Tears, creases and stains, folding marks. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Single Leaves and Graphics
Single Leaves and Graphics