Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
A BEZALEL DAMASCENED BRASS SEDER TRAY, JERUSALEM, 1912
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A BEZALEL DAMASCENED BRASS SEDER TRAY, JERUSALEM, 1912
inlaid in silver and copper, star of David enclosing stylized menorah, engraved in the center with the order of the Seder and the order of Tu B’Av, Hebrew inscription on outer rim
marked Bezalel Jerusalem 1912
diameter 15¾ in.
40 cm
J. Greenstein & Co., March 23, 2016, lot 126
The inscription translated reads: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget [its] skill. May my tongue cling to my palate, if I do not remember you, if I do not bring up Jerusalem at the beginning of my joy".