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LOT 69:
Art Deco Silver Kiddush Cup by the Important Artist Bernard Dov Friedlander. Germany ca. 1920
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Art Deco Silver Kiddush Cup by the Important Artist Bernard Dov Friedlander. Germany ca. 1920
With the official coat of arms of Emperor Wilhelm II.
Friedlander was considered a leading contemporary silversmith and one of the only ones who made Art Deco Judaica.
Friedlander's work match that of two other famed silversmiths: Ludwig Wolpert and David Gumbel, who also immigrated to Eretz Yisrael from Germany.
Embossed on the bottom of this cup is the Royal coat of arms of Emperor Wilhelm II.
Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert known as Wilhel II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia. During thsi period, he employed an aggressive foreign policy, led Germany to WWI and resigned after Germany lost the war.
Bernard Dov Friedlander 1881-1941: a Jewelry and Judaica designer. Was born in a small town near the Polish-Russian border. Immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1932 and there passed away.
Friedlander studied silversmithing in Lodz, Warsaw, Odessa and Berlin. In 1913, he moved to Germany and established a workshop in Düsseldorf, making Judaica for synagogues in Düsseldorf, Essen, London and several towns in the USA.
In Eretz Yisrael, he was a pioneer of the delicate metal industry in the country, establishing a foundry on Sheinkin Stree in Tel Aviv. When Yehuda (Ludwig) Wolpert immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1933, Friedlander recruited him to work in his workshop. In 1936, the foundry moved to the south of Tel Aviv. Later, due to monetary debts, Friedlander sold the foundry whos ename was changed to Michsaf.
| Weight: | 117 gr |
| Measurement: | 5 x 10 cm |
