Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics

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Lot 100 Ephraim Deinard – Collection of Books – Europe and the United States, 1875-1920

Collection of books written or published by the bookseller and bibliographer Ephraim Deinard. Europe and the United States, l
Collection of books written or published by the bookseller and bibliographer Ephraim Deinard. Europe and the United States, l
Collection of books written or published by the bookseller and bibliographer Ephraim Deinard. Europe and the United States, l
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Collection of books written or published by the bookseller and bibliographer Ephraim Deinard. Europe and the United States, late 19th and early 20th centuries. Hebrew. 1. "Toldot Even Reshef." Warsaw: Yitzhak Goldmann, 1875. 2. "Masa Krim" [Travels in Cremea]. Warsaw: Yitzhak Goldmann, 1878. 3. "Milhemet Krim" [The Crimean War]. Warsaw: Alexander Ginz, 1879. 4. "Masa Bi-Hatzi Ha-I Krim…" [Travels in the Crimean Peninsula… In Two Parts"]. Warsaw: Alexander Ginz, 1879-80. 5. "Se'u Ness Ziona…" ["(…) Relating to Numerous Issues in the History of Colonization in the Holy Land"]. Pressburg (today Bratislava): David Löwy and Abraham David Alkalay, 5646 [1886]. 6. "Milhamah leHashem be-Amalek…" ["The Lord will have war with Amalek, General Prohibition from All the Great Jewish Sages of All Lands against (purchasing) ‘etrogim' (citrons) from the Greek Islands in General and Corfu in Particular"]. Published by Ephraim Deinard, Newark, New Jersey, 5652 [1892]. 7. "Divrei HaYamim LeZion BeRussia…" ["Chronicles of Zion in Russia…"], in two parts (no additional parts published). Published by Ephraim Deinard, Kearny, New Jersey, 5664 [1904]. A lamentation over the passing of Theodor Herzl appears at the beginning of the second part. 8. "Zamir Aritzim HaRishon." Published by Ephraim Deinard, Kearny, New Jersey, 5664 [1904]. 9-10. "Megillah Afah…" […Polemic on behalf of Jewry against Our Contemporary Rabbis and Hassidim], by Rabbi Isaac Dov Baer Levinsohn; introduction by Ephraim Deinard. Published by Ephraim Deinard, Kearny, New Jersey, "Year [1]835 since the Destruction of Jerusalem" [i.e., Hebrew Year 5664 = 1904 CE]. Two copies with different bindings. 11. "Meha'at Sofrim" [lit. "Protest of the Authors"], a polemic against allegedly assimilationist Jewish leaders. St. Louis: Moinester Printing Co., 5678 [1918]. 12. "Zion Be'ad Mi?..." ["Zion for Who (sic)? For Bolsheviki (sic) or Jews?"]. Arlington, New Jersey: 5678 [1918]. 13. "Aruhat Bat-Ami…" ["… Preparations for the Rabbinical Congress on the Issue of Establishing a Sanhedrin in Zion." St. Louis: Moinester Printing Co., [1920]. 14. "Zikhronot Bat Ami…" ["Memoirs of My Nation, of the Story of Jews and Judaism in Russia over a period of almost 70 years, not as told by books and authors, but (rather) according to what I saw and heard with my own eyes and ears"]. Part Two. New Orleans, 5680 [1920]. Size and condition vary. Ephraim Deinard (1846-1930) was a Hebrew bibliographer – one of the greatest of the Modern Era – as well as an author, book collector, and bookseller. An accomplished historian and outspoken polemicist, he was widely regarded as a colorful, highly controversial figure. Deinard was born in Sassmacken (or Sasmaka; today Valdemārpils), Latvia. When still young, he began traveling throughout the world, and while doing so, studied many different Jewish communities, painstakingly collecting Hebrew books and manuscripts. In the 1880s, he managed a major bookstore in Odessa. Deinard immigrated to the United States in 1888, where he established a small printing house in which some of his own works were published. His rich collections provided a foundation and model for Hebrew book sections in some of the major libraries in America, and catalogues of his book collections served as an important basis for the study of Hebrew literature and Jewish culture. Deinard himself authored dozens of books; a fair number of these publications were, in addition to being serious academic works, essentially platforms for arguing his rather distinctive worldview. Having established a reputation as a particularly provocative author, predictably, many of his books aroused harsh criticism. Enclosed: four printed pages – advertisement announcing the upcoming publication of his book "Masa Krim": a Table of Contents; an appeal for support in the publication of the book; and more. These pages were possibly torn out of another book.
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Lot 101 Eight Literary Anthologies in Hebrew – St. Petersburg, Berdichev, Warsaw, Berlin, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, 1881-1943

Eight Hebrew literary anthologies. Europe and Palestine, 1881-1943. 1. "Kohelet, Ma'amarim Veshirim Misofrim Noda'im LeShe
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Eight Hebrew literary anthologies. Europe and Palestine, 1881-1943. 1. "Kohelet, Ma'amarim Veshirim Misofrim Noda'im LeShem" ["Ecclesiastes, Articles and Poems by Renowned Authors"], edited by Aleksandr Halevy Zederboim and Aharon Yitzhok Goldenblum. St. Petersburg: A. Zederboim and Dr. A.Y. Goldenblum, 1881. 2. "Gan Perahim" ["Flower Garden"], edited by Yehoshu'a Mezah. Warsaw: Nahman Aharon Yaakobi, 1893. 3. "HaYare'ah" ["The Moon"], edited by Yisrael Goldberg. Berdichev: Hayyim Ya'akov Sheftil, 1895. 4. "HaGat, Measef LeSifrut UliMada", anthology of literature and science (supplement to the newspaper "HaMelitz"), edited by Leon Rabinowitz. St. Petersburg: Sh. Sokolowski, 1897. 5. "HaShahar, Jurnal Medini-Sifruti" ["The Morning Star, a Political-Literary Journal"], edited by "Ben-Eliezer" [Nachman Syrkin]. Berlin, 5663 [1903]. 6. "HaNir, " literary anthology. Jerusalem: Hovevei HaSifrut Bi-Eretz HaKodesh, 5669 [1909]. 7. "Dapim" ["Pages"], edited by Dov Kimhi. Jerusalem: Y. Heilperin, 1922. 8. "Assif, Knesset Sofrim VeAmanim Be-Eretz Yisrael", edited by Dov Sedan, Moshe Kastel, and Menahem Shemi. With pictures of works of art and of theater productions in Palestine. Tel Aviv: Gazit, 1943. Size and condition vary.
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Lot 102 Collection of Hebrew Books – History of the Jewish People, Scholarly Works and Festschrifts – Palestine, Europe and the USA, 1892-1940

Assorted collection of Hebrew books, including jubilee books and Festschrifts dedicated to scholars and Jewish personages, an
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Assorted collection of Hebrew books, including jubilee books and Festschrifts dedicated to scholars and Jewish personages, and works on Jewish history and Judaism. Some contain pictures. Palestine, Europe and the USA. 1892-1940. Hebrew (some Polish, Yiddish and German). Some inscribed by hand. Included in the collection are books by Hayyim Jonah Gurland (1843-1890), Narcisse Leven (1833-1915), David Magid (1862-1942), Azriel Nathan Frenk (1863-1924), Jacob Shmuel Zuri (1884-1943), Ahad Ha'am (1856-1927), Reuvein Margolies (1889-1971), and others, jubilee and festschrift books dedicated to Rabbi Yaakov Meir (first Sephardic Chief Rabbi), David Yellin, and Nissan Turov (inscribed by Turov to Menachem Ussishkin), and more. For a detailed list, see Hebrew description. Size and condition vary.
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Lot 103 Varied Collection of Books – Zionism, Hebrew Literature, Education, Rare Editions – Inscribed by Poet Elisheva, Composer Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and Women's Rights Activist Anitta Miller-Cohen

Eighteen books on various subjects. Palestine, Europe and the USA, mid-19th century to 1940s. Hebrew, some German, English an
Eighteen books on various subjects. Palestine, Europe and the USA, mid-19th century to 1940s. Hebrew, some German, English an
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Varied Collection of Books – Zionism, Hebrew Literature, Education, Rare Editions – Inscribed by Poet Elisheva, Composer Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and Women's Rights Activist Anitta Miller-Cohen Varied Collection of Books – Zionism, Hebrew Literature, Education, Rare Editions – Inscribed by Poet Elisheva, Composer Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and Women's Rights Activist Anitta Miller-Cohen
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Eighteen books on various subjects. Palestine, Europe and the USA, mid-19th century to 1940s. Hebrew, some German, English and other languages. Three of the books bear signatures and presentation inscriptions: VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor, by S.Y. Agnon. Illustrations by Joseph Budko. Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1919. On title page, presentation inscription to "Mr. Ussishkin", hand-signed by the Zionist women's rights activist Anitta Miller-Cohen (German). • Kos Ketana, Poems, by Elisheva (Elizaveta Ivanovna Zhirkov Bikhovski). Tel-Aviv: Tomer, 1925. Numbered copy 60/200. Title page signed: "Elisheva, Tel Aviv, 1 Cheshvan 5686 [1925]" (Hebrew). • Diwan of Hebrew and Arabic poetry of the Yemenite Jews: collected from manuscripts and edited with explanatory notes, by A. Z. Idelsohn (Abraham Zevi Idelsohn). Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, (1930). Title page inscribed by the author. Lot also includes: • Malmad HaTalmidim, by Yaakov Anatoli (Lyck, 1866). • Loh Dubim VeLoh Ya'ar, by Abraham Baer Dubsewitz (Berditchev, 1890; missing back cover). • Zionism from a Religious Perspective (Hebrew), by Yehudah Leib Don-Yahya (Vilnius, 1901). • Aramäisch-neuhebräisches Wörterbuch, Gustaf H. Dalman's Hebrew-Aramaic-German dictionary (Frankfurt am Main, 1901). • Manifesto of the Jewish Youth to the British Nation (Hebrew) by Moshe Sambation (Tel-Aviv, [1936]). • And more. Eighteen books. Size and condition vary. A detailed list will be provided upon request. Enclosed: an advertising booklet of the Mitzpah press – "Subscribe for 20 books of the finest literature" (Hebrew). 4 pp.
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Lot 104 Shai Agnon – "And the Rugged shall be made Level" – Published by Y.H. Brenner – Jaffa, 1912

VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor [And the Rugged shall be made Level], by S.Y. Agnon. Jaffa: Yosef Haim Brenner, A. Itin Press, 5672 [
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VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor [And the Rugged shall be made Level], by S.Y. Agnon. Jaffa: Yosef Haim Brenner, A. Itin Press, 5672 [1912]. Hebrew. S.Y. (Shmuel Yosef) Agnon's first book, published in Palestine. The story was written in the Neve Zedek neighborhood of Jaffa in late 1911 over a four-day period. It had been originally published, in segments, in the paper "HaPo'el HaTza'ir". In a Hebrew article entitled "The Life and Death of Yosef Hayim Brenner, " Agnon writes about Brenner's efforts to fund the publication of "VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor": "Finally, once he had finished printing the story, he realized he had miscalculated, and was short some four or five francs. And he had no desire to borrow again […] At the time I had finished my business in Jaffa… and had moved on to Jerusalem… I laid down my personal belongings in my room, and went to Brenner […] once we had eaten and drunk, he stood up and said ‘Let me show you around Jerusalem…' We walked for a while and spoke for a while, until he stopped and entered one of the shops next to Jaffa Gate and said, ‘Come with me.' I followed him in. He laid an item down in front of the shopkeeper and said ‘Forgive me sir, but I need to have those two bishliks back.' The shopkeeper shook his head and said ‘Some people never change' and returned his money. Why was it said ‘I need to have those two bishliks back, ' and why was it said ‘Some people never change'? Brenner would tighten his pants with a leather belt, and when the belt wore out, he eventually gave in and bought himself a pair of suspenders like your average person would do. But now that he was in need of four or five francs in order to publish a Hebrew book, he returned the suspenders to the shopkeeper, and went back to tightening his pants with that old, worn-out belt. I beg of you, who do you know who would neglect his own needs for the sake of someone else's book?" [2] ff., 3-64 pp. Missing: [1] f. (errata) and original printed wrappers. Bound in card boards. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly on title page and last leaf. A few tears. Open tear to last leaf, with loss of text. Minor blemishes to binding.
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Lot 105 Shai Agnon – "And the Rugged shall be made Level" – Published by Y.H. Brenner – Jaffa, 1912

VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor [‘And the Rugged shall be made Level'], by S.Y. Agnon. Jaffa: Yosef Haim Brenner, A. Itin Press, 5672
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VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor [‘And the Rugged shall be made Level'], by S.Y. Agnon. Jaffa: Yosef Haim Brenner, A. Itin Press, 5672 [1912]. Hebrew. S.Y. (Shmuel Yosef) Agnon's first book, published in Palestine. The story was written in the Neve Zedek neighborhood of Jaffa in late 1911 over a four-day period. It had been originally published, in segments, in the paper "HaPo'el HaTza'ir". In a Hebrew article entitled "The Life and Death of Yosef Hayim Brenner, " Agnon writes about Brenner's efforts to fund the publication of "VeHaya He-Akov LeMishor": "Finally, once he had finished printing the story, he realized he had miscalculated, and was short some four or five francs. And he had no desire to borrow again […] At the time I had finished my business in Jaffa… and had moved on to Jerusalem… I laid down my personal belongings in my room, and went to Brenner […] once we had eaten and drunk, he stood up and said ‘Let me show you around Jerusalem…' We walked for a while and spoke for a while, until he stopped and entered one of the shops next to Jaffa Gate and said, ‘Come with me.' I followed him in. He laid an item down in front of the shopkeeper and said ‘Forgive me sir, but I need to have those two bishliks back.' The shopkeeper shook his head and said ‘Some people never change' and returned his money. Why was it said ‘I need to have those two bishliks back, ' and why was it said ‘Some people never change'? Brenner would tighten his pants with a leather belt, and when the belt wore out, he eventually gave in and bought himself a pair of suspenders like your average person would do. But now that he was in need of four or five francs in order to publish a Hebrew book, he returned the suspenders to the shopkeeper, and went back to tightening his pants with that old, worn-out belt. I beg of you, who do you know who would neglect his own needs for the sake of someone else's book?" [2] ff., 3-64 pp., [1] f, 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, with negligible damage to text. Minor tears to edges of a few leaves. Front cover partly detached, torn, and stained. Back cover missing. Spine torn and partly missing.
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Lot 106 "Tsveyuntsvantsik" – Book by Yehiel Dinur (Ka-Tsetnik) Warsaw, 1931 – Original Wrappers – Rare

Tsveyuntsvantsik – lider [22 – poems], Yehiel Feiner. Warsaw: Kultur-Lige, 1931. Yiddish. Poetry book published by Yehiel
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Tsveyuntsvantsik – lider [22 – poems], Yehiel Feiner. Warsaw: Kultur-Lige, 1931. Yiddish. Poetry book published by Yehiel Dinur (Ka Tsetnik) in Warsaw before WWII, when he was 22 years old ("Tsveyuntsvantsik Lider; Tsveyuntsvantsik Yoren" = twenty- two poems, twenty-two years"). Illustration on front wrapper and last page by the artist Yitzchak Broyner. Author Yehiel Dinur (formerly Feiner, 1909-2001), native of Sosnowiec, Poland, and Auschwitz survivor (where he lost his entire family); among the most important Holocaust writers. Dinur arrived with "HaBricha" to Palestine, where he devoted his life to writing about his experiences in the camps. While writing, Dinur was said to go back to the "planet of Auschwitz" – secluded in his room, dressed in his prisoner's uniform, not washing, eating or sleeping for days on end. His books, which include some very disturbing descriptions, were written anonymously under the pen name "Ka Tsetnik" (meaning "prisoner in a concentration camp"; derived from the German pronunciation of the letters KZ, an abbreviation of the term "Konzentrationslager" – "Concentration Camp"). Dinur's identity was revealed during the Eichmann Trial, when he was summoned to testify. When asked by the prosecutor, Gideon Hauser: "why are you hiding behind the pen name 'Ka Tsetnik'?" Dinur replied: "This is not a pen name. I do not consider myself an author who writes fiction. This is a chronicle of the planet Auschwitz. I was there for about two years. The time there is not like the time here, on Earth. Over there, each fraction of a minute turns on a different time-wheel, and the inhabitants of that planet did not have names. They did not have parents or children. They did not dress like we dress here. They were not born there and they did not give birth… they did not live by the laws of this world and they did not die. Their name was the number Ka Tsetnik". In the years after the war, whenever Dinur learned of the existence of copies of his early book Tsveyuntsvantsik, he made an effort to destroy them. At the end of 1993, he wrote in a letter to the head of the circulation department of the National Library of Israel, Shlomo Goldberg: "In 1953 I was informed, while in New York, that 'the book' by the author who perished in Auschwitz is exhibited in the national library as a rare exhibit, under glass. I went to the library, presented my PEN card [PEN – the international organization of poets, playwrights, editors, essayists, and novelists] and said that I am an Israeli author writing the life story of this author who perished. I received the book, walked out of the library and burned the book. About thirty years ago, someone in Tel-Aviv told me that 'the book' exists in the National Library in Jerusalem. I went to Jerusalem, and it turned out that the director of the library knew who I was. I did not need to 'cheat' in order to get the book, I left the library and burned 'the book'. A few months ago I heard from two students, who follow the life of Ka Tsetnik, that 'the book' is to be found in the National Library in Jerusalem. And the rest is known […] . I have one more request: as a token and testimony I have attached here the remainders of 'the book', please burn them just as my world and all that was dear to me was burnt in the crematorium in Auschwitz". In 2011 the remains of "Tsveyuntsvantsik" were exhibited in the National Library in Jerusalem in an exhibition called "Unrivaled Unrevealed – Select Treasures of the National Library" (Jerusalem, 2011; pp. 52-53), side by side with manuscripts by the Rambam, Isaac Newton, Martin Buber, Franz Kafka, S.Y. Agnon and other rare items. 62, [1] pp., 11.5X17.5 cm. Missing one leaf with the portrait of the author. Fair-good condition. Stains and damp damage, with mildew. Dark stains where the pages had been stapled together (staples were removed). Tears to front wrapper, close to spine.
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Lot 157 Two Reliefs Designed by Boris Schatz – "Savta" / "Kabbalat Shabbat"

Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz, set in leather tabletop frames. [Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century]. Brass, cast and en
Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz, set in leather tabletop frames. [Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century]. Brass, cast and en
Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz, set in leather tabletop frames. [Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century]. Brass, cast and en
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Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz, set in leather tabletop frames. [Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century]. Brass, cast and engraved; leather; gilt designs. Two reliefs designed by Boris Schatz (signed in Hebrew, "Schatz"), one featuring a woman lighting candles, titled "Kabbalat Shabbat" ("Welcoming the Sabbath"), and another depicting an elderly woman immersed in her knitting, titled "Savta" ("Grandmother"). The reliefs are set in leather tabletop frames, both bearing Boris Schatz's gilt stamp, identical in design to his bookplate. Paper label on back of one frame, with a dedication handwritten and hand signed by Schatz (label torn, almost half of it is missing). "Kabbalat Shabbat" – Relief: 7X4 cm, frame: 15X11 cm. "Savta" – Relief: 7X4.5 cm, frame: 16X11.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Blemishes and abrasions to frames. Dedicatory label torn, with large part missing. Provenance: 1. Estate of Mordechai Avniel, director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Bezalel School's Sculpture Department. 2. Estate of Bezalel Avniel. 3. Private collection.
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Lot 158 Box set with Carved Bone Plaque – Product of Bezalel, Jerusalem – Lighting the Sabbath Candles

Box with a geometric pattern consisting of head-to-head menorahs and with a carved bone plaque with relief after Boris Schatz
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Box set with Carved Bone Plaque – Product of Bezalel, Jerusalem – Lighting the Sabbath Candles Box set with Carved Bone Plaque – Product of Bezalel, Jerusalem – Lighting the Sabbath Candles
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Box with a geometric pattern consisting of head-to-head menorahs and with a carved bone plaque with relief after Boris Schatz ("Kabbalat Shabbat"), marked "Bezalel Jerusalem." Jerusalem, [1906-29]. Brass, repoussé; carved bone; wood. Box with design consisting of menorahs oriented one opposite the other, head-to-head, to create a symmetrical geometric pattern of circles and lines. At center, small carved bone plaque with relief depicting a woman lighting the Sabbath candles, after a relief entitled "Kabbalat Shabbat" ("Welcoming the Sabbath") by Boris Schatz. Marked on bottom (Hebrew) "Bezalel Jerusalem." 18.5X12.5X4 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.
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Lot 159 Ze'ev Raban and Meir Gur-Arieh – Relief – Medal for Bezalel School Athletes – Bezalel, Jerusalem, ca. 1913

"Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body, " (Hebrew) medal for Bezalel School athletes. Relief with biblical image of Samson vanquishi
"Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body, " (Hebrew) medal for Bezalel School athletes. Relief with biblical image of Samson vanquishi
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"Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body, " (Hebrew) medal for Bezalel School athletes. Relief with biblical image of Samson vanquishing the lion. Created by Ze'ev Raban and Meir Gur-Arieh, Jerusalem, [ca. 1913]. Round medallion bearing biblical image of Samson vanquishing the lion. Image encircled by two (Hebrew) inscriptions: "Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body, " and "Gymnastics Association of Bezalel." Marked (in Hebrew): "Illustration [by] Ravitzki [Raban], molded [by] Horodetsky [Gur-Arieh]." Inlaid in a round wooden frame. Alongside its art studies and its support of creative workshops and studios, the Bezalel School placed an emphasis on cultural activities, which, among other things, involved the establishment of an athletic association. The importance attached to physical fitness reflected one of the many ways in which Classical Greek concepts were adopted as part of the school's ethos, that demanded a synthesis of the plastic arts, poetry, theater, music, and sports. For another version of this medal, in bronze, see the artworks of Ze'ev Raban listed under the entry "Ze'ev Raban" in the website "Information Center for Israeli Art, " sponsored by the Israel Museum. Also see: "Ze'ev Raban: A Hebrew Symbolist, " item no. 70 (see below). Diam. (medallion): 4 cm. Good condition. Diam. (wooden frame): 11.5 cm. Good condition. References: 1. Shilo-Cohen, Nurit, "Bezalel: 1906-1929," exhibition catalogue, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1983. 2. Etty Hilevitz and Batsheva Goldman Ida, "Ze'ev Raban: A Hebrew Symbolist, " exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yad Yitzhak Ben Zvi (Ben Zvi Institute), Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 2001, item no. 70. Provenance: 1. Estate of Mordechai Avniel, director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Bezalel School's Sculpture Department. 2. Estate of Bezalel Avniel. 3. Private collection.
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Lot 160 Silver-Plated Cigarette Box – Bezalel

Silver-plated cigarette box, product of Bezalel, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem, [1906-29]. The front of the box bears
Silver-plated cigarette box, product of Bezalel, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem, [1906-29]. The front of the box bears
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Silver-plated cigarette box, product of Bezalel, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem, [1906-29]. The front of the box bears a relief featuring an elderly man smoking a narghile, after a drawing by Ze'ev Raban. The back bears a relief showing the Western Wall, enclosed by a stylized Star of David. Each relief marked, respectively (Hebrew), "Yerushalem Bezalel, " and "Bezalel Yerushalem." The relief depicting a nargileh smoker also appears on a matchbox, product of the Sharar workshop, one of the workshops functioning under the auspices of Bezalel. See: Chaya Benjamin (ed.), "Early Israeli Arts and Crafts, Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum, " exhibition catalogue, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2008, p. 47. 6X9.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. 1. Estate of Mordechai Avniel, director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Bezalel School's Sculpture Department. 2. Estate of Bezalel Avniel. 3. Private collection.
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Lot 161 "Esther, " Relief in Silver Frame – Bezalel

"Esther, " relief, product of Bezalel. Set in silver frame with pin on back, enabling it to be worn as a brooch. Jerusalem, [
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"Esther, " relief, product of Bezalel. Set in silver frame with pin on back, enabling it to be worn as a brooch. Jerusalem, [1906-29]. Relief, marked (Hebrew) "Bezalel Yerushalem"; silver frame marked on back (English) "Hand Made 925." Oval relief bearing image of the biblical Queen Esther. Another medallion bearing a cameo relief, carved from mother-of-pearl shells, with the image of Queen Esther donning a tapering head covering – a depiction very similar to the present one – appears in the Alan and Riva Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum (see below). Relief: approx. 5X3.5 cm. Darkening. Good condition. Silver frame: approx. 5X4.5 cm. Good condition. Reference: Chaya Benjamin (ed.), "Early Israeli Arts and Crafts, Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum, " exhibition catalogue, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2008, p. 91. 1. Estate of Mordechai Avniel, director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Bezalel School's Sculpture Department. 2. Estate of Bezalel Avniel. 3. Private collection.
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