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Lot 219 Ze'ev Raban – Sketch for a Holocaust Memorial Plaque

Ze'ev Raban, sketch for a holocaust memorial plaque. Eretz Israel, [1949]. Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper. Frame shaped
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Ze'ev Raban, sketch for a holocaust memorial plaque. Eretz Israel, [1949].
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
Frame shaped as a prayer shawl; on the upper part appear two medallions: one with a memorial candle and a Shofar, the other with a shattered pillar and a jug. The central illustration portrays flames and a long snake with swastikas on its body; a Torah is seen on the floor. On the lower part are two large memorial candles. Inscription: "In memory of our relatives who were murdered, slaughtered, burnt and choked…" Verses handwritten in pencil appear on the borders and were meant to be integrated into the final version.
Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, workshop for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arie and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem".
Literature: Ze'ev Raban, Hebrew Symbolist. Exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2001 (curator:Bat-Sheva Goldman Ida), pp 174-175; no. 226 (photographed).
Approx. 26X19 cm. Minor stains, creases and folding marks. Restored tears. Frame: 39.5X32.5 cm, not examined outside of the frame.
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Lot 220 Ze'ev Raban – a Sketch for a Certificate – Gift to JNF Activists

Ze'ev Raban, sketch for a certificate, "Gift to JNF Activists". Eretz Israel, [ca. 1914-1919]. Ink and watercolor o
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Ze'ev Raban, sketch for a certificate, "Gift to JNF Activists". Eretz Israel, [ca. 1914-1919]. Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed: "Z. Raban,'Bezalel'".
Inscription and decoration in shades of grey, black and sepia. In the center appear a pioneer and a lady-pioneer on both sides of a palm tree, a Star of David and within it the word "Zion". Inscription: "Gift to JNF activists", "The Hague" and "Jerusalem" [during the second half of the 1910s the main offices of JNF were in The Hague]. Additional illustrations: Tower of David and above it a portrait of Herzl, the Temple Mount (golden dome) and above it a portrait of Zvi Hermann Schapira, a Star of David, Menorah and agricultural work.
Ca. 26X34 cm. Folding marks. Frame: 36.5X43 cm, not examined outside of the frame.
See: Ze'ev Raban, Hebrew Symbolist. Exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2001 (curator:Bat-Sheva Goldman Ida), pictures 118.1, 118.2.
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Lot 221 Ze'ev Raban – Pencil Sketch

Ze'ev Raban, sketch, boys at the feet of their teachers. Pencil on paper. Stamped with an ink stamp: "Ze'ev Raban, works
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Ze'ev Raban, sketch, boys at the feet of their teachers.
Pencil on paper.
Stamped with an ink stamp: "Ze'ev Raban, workshop for industrial art (former Gur-Arie and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem".
27X38 cm, Minor stains, folding marks. Frame: 36.5X47.5 cm, not examined outside of the frame.
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Lot 222 Raphael Avraham Shalem – "Song of Songs" – Original Work

"Song of Songs", original work by the artist Raphael Avraham Shalem. Ink on paper. Signed: "Raphael A. Shalem&
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"Song of Songs", original work by the artist Raphael Avraham Shalem.
Ink on paper. Signed: "Raphael A. Shalem".
The inscription "Song of Songs" [Shir HaShirim] appears within a heraldic shield, under which appears a rose; frame consisting of roses (flowers, branches and leaves).
The artist Raphael Avraham Shalem (R"ASH) was born in Thessaloniki in 1888. Studied in "Bezalel" during the 1910s and later worked there as a teacher.
Length: 34 cm, width: 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Frame 50X40 cm, not examined out of frame.
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Lot 223 Meir Gur-Arie – Painting on Glass

Meir Gur-Arie, silhouette, drawing water from a well, from the series "HaChalutzim". Paint on glass. Signed: "
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Meir Gur-Arie, silhouette, drawing water from a well, from the series "HaChalutzim".
Paint on glass. Signed: "M.G.".
40.5X29 cm. Good condition. Minor paint flaking and stains. Frame: 42.5X31 cm.
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Lot 224 Illustration by Mordechai Rosenshain – "Bezalel" Student

Original drawing by the artist Mordechai Rosenshain. [Jerusalem, 1920s?]. Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed: "M. Rosen
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Original drawing by the artist Mordechai Rosenshain. [Jerusalem, 1920s?].
Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed: "M. Rosenshain".
A large vase is seen in the center with branches, leaves, flowers and pomegranates. On the right side a lion and on the left side a deer (probably portraying a verse from Pirkei Avot). On the lower part are two Shofarot, turned upside down, and a flower.
The artist Mordechai Rosenshain was born in 1906; studied in "Bezalel" during the years 1921-1925. Works of his are in the collections of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Approx. 20X30 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and minor creases. Frame: 31X41 cm, not examined outside of the frame.
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Lot 225 Printing Block - "Abraham" - E. M. Lilien

Printing block used for printing "Abraham", [Eretz Israel], around 1910. [Zinc]; wood. This printing block was used
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Printing block used for printing "Abraham", [Eretz Israel], around 1910.
[Zinc]; wood.
This printing block was used for printing Ephraim Moses Lilien's famous print "Abraham". This work, as well as other works by Lilien, is in the style of "art novo". Abraham is depicted holding his shaft looking toward the sky, where a group of stylized stars are seen.
Width: 10cm, lengh: 12.5cm, thickness: 2.5cm.
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Lot 226 Three Prints on Fabric

Three pieces of fabric with stencil printing, in the "Bezalel" style. Eretz Israel, [the 1920's-1930's]. 1. Rachel'
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Three pieces of fabric with stencil printing, in the "Bezalel" style. Eretz Israel, [the 1920's-1930's].
1. Rachel's Tomb. around 31x20 cm. Framed: 31.5x42.5 cm. Good condition.
2. "The Shepherd" – in the background: Rachel's tomb (after Meir Gur-Arie?). 29x19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Attached to a wooden frame.
3. Prayers by the Western Wall. approximately 44x30 cm. Framed: 45.5x59.5 cm. Good condition. Some damage. Tear in the left top corner.
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Lot 227 Ceramic Tile –Tower of David – "Bezalel"

Ceramic tile with an illustration of the Tower of David, created by the "Bezalel" ceramics department. [1920s]. Pa
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Ceramic tile with an illustration of the Tower of David, created by the "Bezalel" ceramics department. [1920s].
Painted and glazed clay. Signed: "Ceramics Bezalel".
The Tower of David is illustrated in the center, in a round frame. On the lower part appears the inscription "Tower of David". Pomegranates and deer are illustrated on the tile's corners. In original wooden frame. Tile: 15.5X15.5 cm. Frame: 20X23 cm. Fair condition. Cracks. Breaks. Minor damages to frame.
A similar tile appears in "Tiles Decorate a City, Bezalel Ceramics in Tel-Aviv Homes, 1923-1929", by Batya Karmiel (Eretz Yisrael Museum, Tel-Aviv, 1996), p. 37 – illustration no. 24 d.
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Lot 228 "Yehudit" – Ivory Medallion Crafted by Meir Gur-Arie

Ivory medallion with a portrait of "Yehudit" (profile), crafted by Meir Gur-Arie. Jerusalem, [ca. 1910]. Carved and
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Ivory medallion with a portrait of "Yehudit" (profile), crafted by Meir Gur-Arie. Jerusalem, [ca. 1910].
Carved and sculpted ivory; silver frame.
Oval medallion, titled: "Yehudit" and signed "M. Horodetzky". In a fine silver frame, marked "Bezalel Yerushalem" with a short leg for posing.
Length: 3.5 cm, width: 2.5 cm.
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Lot 229 "The Spies" – Copper Plaque – "Bezalel"

[The spies], a rectangular copper plaque attached to a wooden plaque, created by "Bezalel", [ca. 1920s]. Hammered
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[The spies], a rectangular copper plaque attached to a wooden plaque, created by "Bezalel", [ca. 1920s].
Hammered copper; wooden frame. Stamped on the inner frame: "Bezalel Yerushalem".
7X33 cm, frame 13.5X40 cm. Good condition.
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Lot 230 Hammered Copper Plaques – Ze'ev Raban

Seven hammered copper plaques, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Passover Haggadah scenes (three plaques); Rebecca carrying a jug on h
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Seven hammered copper plaques, designed by Ze'ev Raban.
Passover Haggadah scenes (three plaques); Rebecca carrying a jug on her head; Rebecca giving water to Eliezer, Abraham's slave; worshipers praying at the Western Wall; Rachel's tomb. Attached: eight photos of copper-plaques created by Raban.
Size varies, fair-good condition.
Origin: "Debel" gallery, Jerusalem. Early in the 1980s "Debel" gallery held two exhibitions of paintings and design-sketches by Raban (from the years 1915-1940). This was the first time since the establishment of the State of Israel, that Raban's works were exhibited in a comprehensive, retrospective exhibition.
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