Auction 51b
Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
Jul 12, 2016
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 585:
"Shiviti" - Tel-Aviv, 1933
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Start price:
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300
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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"Shiviti" - Tel-Aviv, 1933
"Shiviti" written by hand. Tel-Aviv, 1933. Writer: Israel Zevulun Ben Tovim [Baron].
Ink and paint on paper.
A nine-branched Menorah in the center, with a shining sun above it and two lions holding the Tablets of the Law. On the lower part appears a dedication: "painted and donated by Israel Zevulun Ben-Tovim for "Netzach Israel" synagogue in Tel-Aviv 1933" (Hebrew).
For more information about the writer (Born in Poland in 1895), see: Tidhar, Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel, p. 3562.
36.5X49 cm. Fair condition. Stains, some dark. Rough tears. Framed in original frame. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
