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Very Large Copper Wall Plate Depiction Saint Martin on Horse in Relief
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very large hamered copper wall plate depiction Saint Martin on horse in relief.
Signed A Louis.
Early 20th century.
Measures: Diameter 75 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Salta Set Medium & Large Round Candleholder, Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
American Gilt Copper Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, Fiske, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt copper full bodied running horse directional weathervane with two gilt circular spheres resting on squared iron stand, J.W. Fiske, late 19th century.
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc, Gold Leaf
Large Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Moorish Jar With Lid
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indo Persian Mughal tinned copper vessel.
Moorish Brass Bowl Engraved with Islamic design.
Large Middle Eastern Persian Mameluke style tinned copper jar...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Antique Large Islamic Copper Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique Islamic 19th century Middle Eastern Moorish hand-etched tined copper brass bowl, 17 inches diameter.
Could be used as a jardinière for a la...
Category
19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Amazing Arts & Crafts Bronze Chandelier w. Snake Sculptures and Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and remarkable, antique bronze and brass five-arms snake pendant light.
This rare and remarkable five-light chandelier is yet another recent great find and offering such a piece in our gallery always is a point of pride. Step into a world of timeless craftsmanship with this breathtaking antique bronze snake chandelier...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Hammered Copper Vessel, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Large hammered copper vessel, also known as a dinanderie, amazing scale and form. Stamped with a makers mark.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Hammered Silver Plate Bowl with Medallions and Lion Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hammered silver bowl with medallion details and lion head handles - the perfect size to be used for a serving piece, center piece, fruit bowl or catch all for mail, flowers.
Category
20th Century European Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Tibetan Copper Brass Bronze, Gem-inlaid Water Vessel
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels such as this have been made for literally centuries by Tibetan monks and other cultural sectors. The craftsmanship is wonderfully rustic with hammered copper, brass an...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper, Bronze
Sterling Silver Argento SC Italian Textured Photo Frame
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sterling Silver Argento SC Italian Photo Frame.
Luxury Argento SC hammered sterling silver picture frame.
Dual easel for portrait and landscape tabletop display.
Crocodile textured c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Handmade Hammered Silver Centerpiece Bowl by Renzo Cassetti, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic large round shell shaped centerpiece completely handmade in hammered silver plate. This beautiful piece was designed by Renzo Cassetti in Italy in the 1970s and is signed i...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
ALFREDO VILLASANA 1960 Parrot Serving Pitcher In Alpaca And Green Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A parrot pitcher designed by Alfredo Villasana.
This is a very decorative hammered pitcher created in the city of Taxco Mexico at the silversmith atelier of Alfredo Villasana. A vin...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver Plate, Brass
Art Nouveau, Liberty & Co. London. Hammered Antique Pewter Dish c1910
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed dish for Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Superb dark pewter patina and hand hammered with stylised edging decoration
Circa 1910
Signed English ...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Moorish Revival Hand Engraved Figural Marriage Brass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional hand crafted antique Moorish revival brass bowl engraved in relief with a continuous figural scene, probably a wedding dating from the 1...
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique European Forged Wrought Iron Floor Standing Candle Holder Candelabra
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent large antique European forged iron seventeen light candelabrum.
Dating from the 18th to early 19th century, Continental Europe, most likely Spanish, most impressive monumental size, made long before the advent of electricity, this finely crafted hand forged black wrought iron floor lamp...
Category
18th Century European Medieval Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Hammered Copper Container for Food Preservation
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful antique 18th century French bread box made of hammered cooper richly decorated with crown, flags guarded by animals and large bourbon lily i...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree.
Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Pewter Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Hammered Pewter Vases designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. An exquisite duo.
* Set of round hammered pewter vases on three round feet
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Style: 49...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Impressive Large Art Deco, Forged Wrought Iron Chandelier w Salamander Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing and skillfully handmade, one of a kind wrought iron Art pendant Probably Alessandro Mazzucotelli (1865-1938).
This artistically designed and outstandingly executed wrought iron chandelier is in excellent condition and it comes with a mint and stunningly stylized salamander sculpture and an equally artistic flower...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Two Sunburst Centerpieces / Fruit Bowls, Wrought Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair if Sculptural Spanish Brutalist Centerpiece Bowls
Spain, 1950s.
These spanish revival centerpieces or fruit bowls were entirely made by hand in wrought iron.
They have brutalist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Rare early Bezalel Jerusalem JUDAICA etched brass garden of eden plate
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
very rare Bezalel Jerusalem plate , this amazing plate has the best subject And artistic Design i have seen in a lot of years, the plate has 5 different scenes from the story Of Adam And Eve in the garden pf Eden.
On the middle of the plate the is an Hebrew inscription, it is parts from the 5 lines that describe The 5 scene on the plate:
"וַיִּ֩יצֶר֩ אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה"
"And the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground"
"לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ"
"And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man is alone"
"'וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים"
"Now they were both naked"
"וַתִּקַּ֥ח מִפִּרְי֖וֹ וַתֹּאכַ֑ל וַתִּתֵּ֧ן גַּם־לְאִישָׁ֛הּ"
"She took of its fruit, and she ate, and she gave also to her husband"
"וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ מִקֶּ֨דֶם לְגַן־עֵ֜דֶן אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים וְאֵ֨ת לַ֤הַט הַחֶ֨רֶב֙ הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת לִשְׁמֹ֕ר אֶת־דֶּ֖רֶךְ עֵ֥ץ הַֽחַיִּֽים:"
"And He drove the man out, and He stationed from the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim and the blade of the revolving sword, to guard the way to the Tree of Life."
This rare plate is fully marked on the back "BEZALEL JERUSALEM" in Hebrew, the Jerusalem Mark is a bit worn but it is present, on the top of the mark there is the number 522 which is Probably the model number, this plate was mad on the early 1910s or even earlier and it is one of Bezalel earliest works, it is not known who is the artist but the artistic style is typical of Reuben Leaf Lipschitz, he was working in Bezalel in 1912-1916 and was the manager of the etching Department in this time frame, in 1916 he moved to the USA to escape joining the ottoman army in ww1. he stayed in the USA and became a graphic designer who designed and decorated Synagogues he also made graphic designs a illustrations to Hebrew books...
Category
1910s Israeli Arts and Crafts Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Abstract Fish Crystal VICKE LINDSTRAND Sculpture, Minimal Glass, Kosta
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized a minimalistic abstract crystal fish figurine with a great balance of harmony, portrays the purity of the inner world through characteristic beauty.
This unique ...
Category
1980s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Antique Sculpture Horse Head Decorative Abstract Figurine ANETTE EDMARK
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
This unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior the eternal opposites in an everlasting fusion dance.
SCULPTURE, horse figure.
Antique Decorative Figurine ANETTE EDMARK...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Deco Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
Pewter Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Pewter Candlestick Holders made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. An elegant set for a beautiful table.
* Pair of Pewter Candlestick Holders fit for two candles
* Designer: Ju...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Hammered Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Hammered Pewter Bowl made by Just Andersen in the early 1920s. A fine piece for a beautiful place.
* Round bowl in hammered pewter
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Model: 54
* Year: 1918...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
SET Glaciar Small, Large, Silver Alpaca & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Measurements :
7.8" x 4.7" x 3.5"
10.6" x5.5" x 3.5"
Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver...
Category
2010s South American Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
1920s Art Deco Lidded Pewter Bowl, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique 1920s Art Deco WG Tin pewter pedestal bowl with hammered surface and lid with crown decor. Sphere details on top and foot. Marked "Dansk Haandarbejd WG Tin" under base. In th...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin, Pewter
Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pewter Jardinière made by Just Andersen in the early 1920s. An exquisite centerpiece for a beautiful place.
* Oval Pewter Jardinière/bowl on feet
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Style:...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Handmade Copper Candlesticks by Hessel Studios California
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship and hand hammered copper candlesticks by Hessel Studios of Northern California. No two alike, different heights and artistic creations. Priced and sold indi...
Category
1980s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Copper Apple Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Repoussé, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apple Sculpture
Antique Copper
Dark Antique Copper
Hand Repousse
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering...
Category
2010s Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
English 19th Century Leather Trunk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We absolutely love this decorative trunk from England! Bound in perfectly worn dark leather and adorned with brass studs in swirling patterns. The lock is in working condition and includes one key. A pair of simple handles on each side make it easy to carry even when filled. The interior is lined with a faded red fabric and is fixed with leather cording to support the lid. Both decorative and functional, this unique petite trunk...
Category
19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
African Iron Spear-Form Currency Mounted On A Custom Steel Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful spear form currency with spiral loops below the spear head festooned with three 'bells' on each side. An appealing design executed by a master craftsman. Beautifully mounte...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Candleholder, Candlestick Candelabra Pair by Georg Jensen, 925 Sterling Silver
By Georg Jensen
Located in Berlin, DE
Charming and very heavy candle holder pair by Georg Jensen. 925 sterling silver.
Such heavy candlesticks by Georg Jensen are rare and coveted collectibles.
Original condition....
Category
20th Century Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Bicycle SCULPTURE, Forged CYCLE Home Decor Antique 3-Wheeler
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized antique 3-wheeler forged figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
This unique art piece is a ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Deco Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron, Sheet Metal
18th Century French Riveted Copper Confectioner's Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century French copper confectioner's pot with wonderfully forged handles, a thick rolled rim, and a circular patch at the bottom with the most elaborate hand-hammered rivets...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau - Style Sterling Silver Pedestal, Based Vase by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hammered brass bowl around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered brass bowl around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Vintage 3-Arm Wrought Iron Candelabra, Handcrafted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-crafted wrought iron candle holder features sculptural shape with 3 branches with textured leaves flowing upwards from the base and terminating into round candle holder...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration for Home Décor, Animal Figure
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Otto Prutscher Art Nouveau Brass Box Bowl With Lid, Melzer & Neuhardt, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and elegant oval Art Nouveau „Jugendstil“ brass lidded box or bowl from the 1920s, designed by Otto Prutscher (Vienna, 1880–1949) and crafted by Melzer & Neuhardt in Vienna. ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Repousse Peruvian Silver Bouquet Vase
Located in London, GB
Repousse Peruvian silver bouquet vase
Peruvian, 20th Century
Height 35cm, diameter 19cm
Masterfully crafted from Peruvian silver, this grandiose vase showcases intricate repousse w...
Category
20th Century Peruvian Other Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
19th Century Primitive Dove Tailed Hammered Copper Brass Water Jug
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels of this nature were once primitively made in Europe and Middle Eastern areas of the world. This piece is a stunning example of the stout, but primitive craftsmanship t...
Category
19th Century European Primitive Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Wooden Marwari Horse Copper Brass Statue Sculpture 31cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage wooden Marwari horse covered with red and yellow copper, or brass, characterful horse statue, sculpture, from India, mid-20th century.
This beautiful statue is handmade from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Silver Plate Candelabra with Parrot by Emilia Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout two light candelabra handcrafted in silver plate on hammered copper, in modern form, featuring a perched stone clad parrot. Signed Emilia Castillo on the base.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Pewter Jardinière by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pewter Jardinière designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in 1952. An elegant centerpiece for a beautiful place
* Organic Jardinière in Pewter
* Designer: Ellen Schlanbusch ...
Category
1950s Danish Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Edgar Brandt Element Decorative Wrought Iron Snake Art Deco
By Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Edgar Brandt Serpent art deco. in wrought iron.
Remarkable work of hammering of the wrought iron for this decorative snake dating from the years ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Timeless Design with Subtle Hand Forged Forms, Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools Set
Located in Lisse, NL
This artistic and strong wrought iron fire set will help manage the fire in your fireplace.
If you are passionate about artistic and handcrafted antiques, then this fireplace set fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
18th Century Continental European Hammered Copper Wine Cistern
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Continental hammered copper wine cistern dating to the 18th century, with beautifully aged verdigris patina!
The European antique having gadro...
Category
18th Century European Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Round Lidded Pewter Box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded Pewter Box made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A lovely piece for a beautiful spot.
* A round lidded box in hammered pewter with inner box in wood. The lid has ornaments an...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Persian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century brass decorated Islamic Persian Qalamdan.The Qalamdan is in solid brass, decorated on all sides with Arabic calligraphy writing.It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of typical tubular form with an interior cavity to store a reed pen.Attached to the body is an inkwell with engraved Moorish designs with a shell style cover.An antique Turkish Brass...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Oblong Hammered footed Brass Bowl, Karl Hagenauer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Oblong Hammered footed Brass Bowl, Karl Hagenauer
Austria, Circa 1950s
A fine example designed by Karl Hagenauer for the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Furniture Handle Hammered Brass Bronze Cabinet Hardware Drawer Pulls
Located in Warsaw, PL
Handcrafted hardware by RUDA Studio is aimed to embody a touch of natural phenomena. The hammered brass handle reminds of honeycombs or drops of water frozen in the metal. This aesth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Japanese Hand-Hammered Copper Vase by Takano Ryoichi — Tsuiki Copperware
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An exceptional example of traditional Japanese metalwork, this hand-hammered copper vase was crafted by renowned master Takano Ryoichi, a highly respected artisan in the field of Tsu...
Category
20th Century Japanese Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Indian Hammered Brass Urli Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow brass bowl is a monumental version of the Indian open fire cooking vessel known as urli or uruli. Traditionally, these wide metal basins were used for preparing ayurvedi...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Jewelry Dowry Box Lacquered Teak and Brass India 1900
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Teak Jewelry Dowry Box with Brass, Late 19th Century, India.
Indian Dowry Box in Lacquered Teak with Decorative Brass. This large Ethnic Indian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Carolina Onyx Bathroom Accessory Set and Paper Bucket
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This set is comprised of a soap holder, toothbrush holder, tray with raised edges, tissue holder and paper bucket.
The onyx quarries of the Carolina vill...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
18th Century Rustic French Hand Hammered Copper Garden Watering Can
Located in Haarlem, NL
A large and heavy 18th century copper garden watering can.
Hand-beaten or hammered copper can with a non-detachable pouring spout.
The copper rolled handl...
Category
18th Century French Antique Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
JUDAICA SILVER ETROG BOX DESIGNED BY LUDWIG WOLPERT. New York, 20th century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This charming piece of jewish history in front of you is a one of kind modern Judaica object,
This box used to hold the Etrog To protect the it during the holiday of Sukkot, it is traditionally Wrapped in silky flax fibers and stored in a special decorative box, mostly made from silver.
Wolpert designed this amazing hand hammered Bauhaus style box in 1963-1964 while he was Working in New York. all of the boxes we could found from this design made by Wolpert have The upper part inscribed in a simple engraving with the phrase "Pri Etz Hadar"
In Hebrew ״פרי עץ הדר״. the box in front of you is the only example in existence as far as we Know where the letters are also repoussé and also engraved, such a beautiful and hard to get Combination, the rest of the box is shaped as a modernistic Etrog, all the body of the box is Skillfully hand hammered in a way it reflects the light in a warm and calm way, a true Masterpiece of modern judaica by the great and important artist Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert.
One of the the two great masters of 20th century Judaica.
the Box is marked "WOLPERT" AND "STERLING" and the base has the engraved inscription :
"ALAN WECHSLER GENERAL CHAIRMAN, ALLIED JEWISH APPEAL OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 1978"
Similar boxes can be find in museum collections around the world
In the Jewish Museum New York
In the North Carolina Museum of Art
In The Derfner Judaica Museum
Another similar box was featured in the Israel Museum exhibition
"Forging Ahead, Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age"
Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert was born in Hildesheim, Germany, to an Orthodox family. In 1916-1920, He began his studies in sculpture at the Frankfurt School of Art. In 1925-1928, he studied Goldsmithing at the Frankfurt School of Art.
Following the presentation of the works in the 1930 exhibition "Kult und Form" ("Ritual and Form") at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, his works became well known in the German Jewish World. His works were greatly influenced by Modernist design, especially the Bauhaus Movement. Wolpert's works avoid decoration, relying on clean, geometric shapes. In 1933, Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, he immigrated to the Mandatory Palestine with His family. There he worked for two years in the workshop of Bernhard Friedländer, where he Designed and produced silverware and Jewish ceremonial art.Together with Victor Solomon...
Category
1960s Vintage Hammered Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
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