Lot 50
  • 50

Two Bezalel Silver Bindings, Jerusalem, Circa 1920

Estimate
7,500 - 8,500 USD
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Description

  • heights 5 1/4 in. (13.4cm) and 4 1/2 in. (11.3cm)
the cover of the first embossed with a Rabbi reading the Torah, filigree background, the surface etched with a band of eternal lamps and borders of menorahs, applied with filigree bosses set with carnelian cabochons, with etched signature in the center of back cover, the prayer book published in 1919; the second of blue Morocco leather mounted with silver panels, the front etched with eternal lights and centered by a roundel of the Western Wall, the back with a menorah and set with filigree bosses, signed on front cover, with cardboard slip-case, 2 pieces

Condition

both good condition
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