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LOT 65:
Mishloach Manot Ish L'Rei'eiyhu - Silver[?] Plate, Etched. Bezalel Jerusalem Piece. Start of the 20th Century
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Mishloach Manot Ish L'Rei'eiyhu - Silver[?] Plate, Etched. Bezalel Jerusalem Piece. Start of the 20th Century
Plate made of silver[?] etched, attached to a wood base, made by Bezalel Jerusalem [in the 1910s]. This work is characteristic of those made in the Bezalel Batik Department which opened in 1912.
Description: Two Jews in traditional Jerusalem dress exchanging mishloach manot in the center of the plate. On the bottom is the text: משלוח מנות איש לרעהו בצלאל ירושלם ["sending portions to one another" Bezalel Jerusalem]. Backdrop of city buildings. The etching was done with a technique that integrates beating work and etching through the use of stencils. Size: Silver plate diameter: 13 cm. Wood base diameter: 20 cm. Wood thickness: 2.5 cm. Hanging hook on back.
Refer to: Catalog - Bezalel shel Shatz, catalog list of items at exhibition, p. 51 item 595.
Condition: Fine - very fine. Scratches on the wood base. Missing the hook on the back.
