Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $400
Unsold
"May 1, 1946", illustrated poster issued by the "Haifa Workers' Council", "The General Organization of Jewish Workers in Israel". Haifa: "Ot" Cooperative Press, 1946. Design: Yochanan Simon (signed in the plate: "Y.S" [Hebrew]).
Illustrated poster advertising the 1946 May 1 (Workers Day) events held in Haifa. The illustration depicts a crowd of workers on the backdrop of the Haifa bay, led by a figure holding a red flag.
50X69 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and a few minor blemishes. The upper left side of the poster is slightly browned.
Illustrated poster advertising the 1946 May 1 (Workers Day) events held in Haifa. The illustration depicts a crowd of workers on the backdrop of the Haifa bay, led by a figure holding a red flag.
50X69 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and a few minor blemishes. The upper left side of the poster is slightly browned.
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!["It all depends on you", poster issued by the "Haganah". Palestine, [ca. 1947]. Hebrew and English. Design: Itamar David. Dep](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/142.jpg "\"It All Depends on You\" – Poster Issued by the \"Haganah\" – Itamar (Ism")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
"It all depends on you", poster issued by the "Haganah". Palestine, [ca. 1947]. Hebrew and English. Design: Itamar David.
Depicting the "Hish" (field corps of the Haganah) logo alongside a pointing hand on a black background and the text "It all depends on you" in Hebrew and English. Text at bottom: "Haganah poster no. 2". The poster and the logo were both designed by Itamar David.
Itamar (Ismar) David (1910-1996), illustrator, graphic designer, typographer and the designer of the Hebrew font "David". David studied at the Charlottenburg School of Applied Arts in Berlin and in 1932 immigrated to Palestine, settling in Jerusalem. Over the 1930s and 1940s he became one of the leading graphic artists of the Zionist Movement, designing some of the first postage stamps, posters and banknotes of the State of Israel. His proposal for the emblem of the State of Israel was one of the three proposals discussed by the committee tasked with choosing the emblem. In 1952, he moved to New York, where he designed several monuments, parks and synagogues and created important works in the field of Hebrew calligraphy.
53X83.5 cm. Fold lines. Minor creases. Small tears to edges and fold lines.
Depicting the "Hish" (field corps of the Haganah) logo alongside a pointing hand on a black background and the text "It all depends on you" in Hebrew and English. Text at bottom: "Haganah poster no. 2". The poster and the logo were both designed by Itamar David.
Itamar (Ismar) David (1910-1996), illustrator, graphic designer, typographer and the designer of the Hebrew font "David". David studied at the Charlottenburg School of Applied Arts in Berlin and in 1932 immigrated to Palestine, settling in Jerusalem. Over the 1930s and 1940s he became one of the leading graphic artists of the Zionist Movement, designing some of the first postage stamps, posters and banknotes of the State of Israel. His proposal for the emblem of the State of Israel was one of the three proposals discussed by the committee tasked with choosing the emblem. In 1952, he moved to New York, where he designed several monuments, parks and synagogues and created important works in the field of Hebrew calligraphy.
53X83.5 cm. Fold lines. Minor creases. Small tears to edges and fold lines.
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
"Heichal Hatarbut" (The Culture Palace), a large poster commissioned by the Tel-Aviv Municipality, the Department for Information and public Relations, for the dedication of Heichal Hatarbut. Ramat Gan: "Ortzel Press, a Printing Company Ltd.", 1957. Design: Yosef Bass (signed in the plate and by hand).
Large color poster, with an invitation to the dedication of Heichal Hatarbut: "Dear guests, an important and splendid cultural asset has been added to our city – a palace for culture and art. As a sign and proof that our city, in the midst of the tumult of building and doing, pays attention to the values of spirit and culture, which make life worthwhile. The festive dedication of Heichal Hatarbut will take place on Tuesday, 1.10.1957 – for our and our city's glory and beauty" (Hebrew. The invitation is signed in print by the Mayor of Tel-Aviv Chaim Levanon).
Hand-signed at lower left by the designer, caricaturist Yosef bass (1908-1995): "Bass 57" (Hebrew).
133X95 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good condition. Creases. Tears, mostly to edges (some reinforced with tape).
Large color poster, with an invitation to the dedication of Heichal Hatarbut: "Dear guests, an important and splendid cultural asset has been added to our city – a palace for culture and art. As a sign and proof that our city, in the midst of the tumult of building and doing, pays attention to the values of spirit and culture, which make life worthwhile. The festive dedication of Heichal Hatarbut will take place on Tuesday, 1.10.1957 – for our and our city's glory and beauty" (Hebrew. The invitation is signed in print by the Mayor of Tel-Aviv Chaim Levanon).
Hand-signed at lower left by the designer, caricaturist Yosef bass (1908-1995): "Bass 57" (Hebrew).
133X95 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good condition. Creases. Tears, mostly to edges (some reinforced with tape).
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Official Poster for the Seventh Independence Day of Israel. "Dafna" litho-offset press, Government Printer, 1955. Design: Gideon Keich (signed in the plate: Gidi Keich).
An official Independence Day poster was issued in Israel each year between 1949 and 2017. The posters were issued by the Information Center of the Ministry of Culture and Sport and distributed to educational institutions. This color poster was designed for the seventh Independence Day (1955); the illustration depicts a turret formed of twelve bricks bearing the emblems of the Twelve Tribes, topped by seven Israeli flags.
Approx. 66X98 cm. Good condition. Creases and fold lines. Stains. An open tear to upper left corner.
An official Independence Day poster was issued in Israel each year between 1949 and 2017. The posters were issued by the Information Center of the Ministry of Culture and Sport and distributed to educational institutions. This color poster was designed for the seventh Independence Day (1955); the illustration depicts a turret formed of twelve bricks bearing the emblems of the Twelve Tribes, topped by seven Israeli flags.
Approx. 66X98 cm. Good condition. Creases and fold lines. Stains. An open tear to upper left corner.
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
An alternative Independence Day poster issued by the Movement for Greater Israel. Printer and place of printing not indicated, 1969. Design: Elly Gross (signed in the plate).
The poster depicts Israel with its new borders, from the Jordan River to the Suez Canal; the word "Hitnachalut" (Settlement) is spread over the old territory of Israel and the word "LeAltar" (Immediately) is spread over the territory captured by Israel in the Six-Day War – the Sinai Desert. Right margin text: "Independence Day 1969" (Hebrew).
Elly Gross (1921-2014), graphic designer, artist, sculptor, and member of the Movement for Greater Israel. Gross immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1939 and was a student in one the first classes of the New Bezalel. During the 1940s and 1950s she designed numerous logos and posters, mainly for "Keren HaYesod", where her husband Yehuda Ya'ari headed the information bureau.
56.5X84 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Creases and minor blemishes.
The poster depicts Israel with its new borders, from the Jordan River to the Suez Canal; the word "Hitnachalut" (Settlement) is spread over the old territory of Israel and the word "LeAltar" (Immediately) is spread over the territory captured by Israel in the Six-Day War – the Sinai Desert. Right margin text: "Independence Day 1969" (Hebrew).
Elly Gross (1921-2014), graphic designer, artist, sculptor, and member of the Movement for Greater Israel. Gross immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1939 and was a student in one the first classes of the New Bezalel. During the 1940s and 1950s she designed numerous logos and posters, mainly for "Keren HaYesod", where her husband Yehuda Ya'ari headed the information bureau.
56.5X84 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Creases and minor blemishes.
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![Collection of advertising ephemera, Palestine, [1930s to 1960s]. 24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances an](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/146_1.jpg "Collection of Advertising Ephemera – Mandatory Palestine/Israel, 1930s")
![Collection of advertising ephemera, Palestine, [1930s to 1960s]. 24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances an](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/146_2.jpg "Collection of Advertising Ephemera – Mandatory Palestine/Israel, 1930s")
![Collection of advertising ephemera, Palestine, [1930s to 1960s]. 24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances an](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/146_3.jpg "Collection of Advertising Ephemera – Mandatory Palestine/Israel, 1930s")
![Collection of advertising ephemera, Palestine, [1930s to 1960s]. 24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances an](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/146_4.jpg "Collection of Advertising Ephemera – Mandatory Palestine/Israel, 1930s")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Collection of advertising ephemera, Palestine, [1930s to 1960s].
24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances and various services, representing many fields of the economy of Palestine on the eve of the establishment of the state and of the young State of Israel. Including: · An advertising poster for "Jaffa Oranges Syndicate LTD." Designed by Franz Krausz. Signed Krausz/Jacobsohn. · Advertising poster for rubber pipes made by "HaOgen" designed by Sheraga Weil. · Advertising poster for an electric clothes dryer made by Orient, designed by Y. Weisberg (two copies, one printed on paper, the other on card). · Six advertising posters for juices made by Mitzi. · Sketch for an advertising poster for the Rachel dry cleaning services in Haifa, by Zvi Hirschkorn. · And more.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair-poor condition.
24 items advertising food and drinks, clothes, appliances and various services, representing many fields of the economy of Palestine on the eve of the establishment of the state and of the young State of Israel. Including: · An advertising poster for "Jaffa Oranges Syndicate LTD." Designed by Franz Krausz. Signed Krausz/Jacobsohn. · Advertising poster for rubber pipes made by "HaOgen" designed by Sheraga Weil. · Advertising poster for an electric clothes dryer made by Orient, designed by Y. Weisberg (two copies, one printed on paper, the other on card). · Six advertising posters for juices made by Mitzi. · Sketch for an advertising poster for the Rachel dry cleaning services in Haifa, by Zvi Hirschkorn. · And more.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair-poor condition.
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![Carmel Oriental – Lord of Carmel Brandy. [ca. mid-20th century]. English. Advertising poster for Brandy made by the Carmel O](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/147.jpg "\"Carmel Oriental\" Wineries – Advertising Poster for Brandy")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $300
Unsold
Carmel Oriental – Lord of Carmel Brandy. [ca. mid-20th century]. English.
Advertising poster for Brandy made by the Carmel Oriental wineries in Rishon LeZion and Zichron Yaakov.
High quality print on heavy stock.
35X43 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes to margins.
Advertising poster for Brandy made by the Carmel Oriental wineries in Rishon LeZion and Zichron Yaakov.
High quality print on heavy stock.
35X43 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes to margins.
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![Collection of bottle labels for "Adloyada" wine, marketed by the "Markolet" cooperative, Tel-Aviv, [ca. 1930s]. 18 labels for](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/148_1.jpg "Collection of Wine Bottle Labels – \"Adloyada\" Wines – Palestine, 1930s")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $300
Unsold
Collection of bottle labels for "Adloyada" wine, marketed by the "Markolet" cooperative, Tel-Aviv, [ca. 1930s].
18 labels for various kinds of "Adloyada" wine, marketed by the "Markolet" cooperative, a food cooperative active in Tel-Aviv in the 1930s.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Stains to some labels.
Enclosed: four labels of wines produced by the Rishon LeZion and Zichron Yaakov wineries.
18 labels for various kinds of "Adloyada" wine, marketed by the "Markolet" cooperative, a food cooperative active in Tel-Aviv in the 1930s.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Stains to some labels.
Enclosed: four labels of wines produced by the Rishon LeZion and Zichron Yaakov wineries.
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