A Marbadiah Wool Rug, Jerusalem 1920's

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

123 1/4 by 64 3/4 in.
313 by 164 cm.

the field composed of three lozenge medallions woven in tones of blue and ochre, green, orange, yellow, brown, and ivory, the central border strip enclosing stars of David

Exhibited

Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Bezalel 1906-1929, December 1982-June 1983, no. 2

Literature

Anton Felton, Jewish Carpets, Suffolk, 1997, no. 48, p. 117, illustrated

Catalogue Note

The Marbadiah workshop, first established in 1920, was an offshoot of the Bezalel school. The workshop closed in 1924 due to financial problems caused by the insolvency of its customers, but reopened the same year, operating until 1931. The designers and weavers carried on using traditional Bezalel motifs, but also produced examples influenced by oriental carpets and ancient mosaics. A workshop was later established in Tel Aviv in the 1950's, where a number of striking and innovative rugs were created.