Bezalel Pictorial rug depicting Art Nouveau candelabra and the Jerusalem skyline. Signed "Bezalel, Yerushalem". [Jerusalem, ca. 1906 to 1908.] Wool knot-pile; cotton foundation. The central panel depicts a candelabrum with intertwined branches, flanked by two identical half-hidden candelabra. A fictional Jerusalem skyline is shown in the background, with inscriptions (in Hebrew) reading "David's Citadel" and "Temple Mount" at the bottom, within the candelabra's bases. A horizontal strip beneath the candelabra contains a repeating pattern of Stars of David and the words "Bezalel" and "Jerusalem" (Hebrew). The rectangular border contains a repetitive pattern of the word "Zion" inside Stars of David. Inner border signed: "Bezalel Jerusalem". 178x42cm. Good-fair condition. Some damage and stains. Somewhat misshapen edges. Straps sewn to reverse upper and lower edges. Reference: Jewish Carpets, Anton Felton. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, p. 96. Provenance: The Anton Felton Collection.