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Bezalel Trench Art Brass Shell Case - Trench Art brass shell case/ vase, Bezalel, 1917. Acid etched with a view of the Western wall, the Tower of David, Stars of David, vines, deer, foxes and additional plant motifs. Inscribed: ”Commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem 1917” (the capture of Jerusalem by the British). Height: 28 cm. Marked ”Bezalel”. See similar item: ”Early Israeli Arts and Crafts, Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2008, item no. 3, p. 25.