Bidspirit auction | PAL-BELL Designed by Zeev Raban,

PAL-BELL Designed by Zeev Raban, Enameled Brass and Patinated Bronze Passover Seder Plate , 1st half of 20th cen. - PAL-BELL Designed by Zeev Raban, Enameled Brass and Patinated Bronze Passover Seder Plate , 1st half of 20th cen. Bronze handles and medallion in the middle, handles with relief scenes and inscriptions from Tanah below the reliefs and in the middle. Diameter: 35 cm. (13.7 inches) Length with handles: 42.2 cm. (16.6 inches) Weight: 1020 gr. Some wear. Maurice Ascalon (Hebrew: מוריס אשקלון; 1913–2003) was an Israeli designer and sculptor. He was, by some accounts, considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative arts movement. In the late 1930s, Ascalon founded an Israeli decorative arts manufacturing company, Pal-Bell, which produced trademark bronze and brass menorahs and other Judaic and secular decorative art and functional items that were exported in large numbers worldwide. Maurice Ascalon's designs, some art deco, others more traditional, introduced the use of a chemically induced green patina (verdigris) to Israeli metalwork. During Israel's War for Independence in 1948, he designed munitions for the Israeli army and, at the request of the Israeli government, retrofitted his factory to produce munitions for the war effort. In 1956 Maurice immigrated to the United States. Ze’ev Raban (22 September 1890 – 19 January 1970), born Wolf Rawicki (Ravitzki), was a leading painter, decorative artist, and industrial designer of the Bezalel school style, and was one of the founders of the Israeli art world.