BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE. Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.”...
BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Jerusalem, c. 1920
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver. See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043. See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver. See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043. See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).
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BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Jerusalem, c. 1920
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver. See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043. See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).
All Bezalel wall sconces extant, are made of either brass or copper. This is an extremely unusual example in silver. See link below for a similar pair (same dimensions), in brass, housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/380043. See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection (2008).
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