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Important Early 20th Century Silver Kiddush Goblet by Bezalel School Jerusalem
$8,000
£6,106.88
€7,020.27
CA$11,257.43
A$12,518.73
CHF 6,575.11
MX$153,054.03
NOK 81,932.14
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Important Handmade sterling silver Kiddush goblet by Bezalel School, Jerusalem, circa 1910-1913.
On round base decorated with silver filigree and Cabouchon shaped green agate applications.
The base fitted with Bezalel mark. The upper portion is all adorned with amazing filigree work, the base and the actual cup adorned with swirling filigree designs, in the middle there are 3 roundels, made in another technique of hammered silver, similar to the works that were produced in this time all over Europe, in the middle of each roundel there is a perfectly centered Cabouchon green agate.
This work is attributed to Yehia Yemini.
The goblet is marked on the base, with the earliest silver mark of the school that just say "Bezalel" in Hebrew.
Yehia Yemini :
Was one of the biggest and must famous Bezalel silversmiths ,
Born in 1897 into a family of San'a silversmiths, Yehia Yemini reached Jerusalem with his family at the young age of three. When Bezalel founded its Silver Department In 1908, Yemini became one of its employees, and helped other Yemenites to forge Bezalel's unique synthesis of East and West. After the dismissals of 1914, Yemini joined three groups of Jerusalem craftsmen who specialized in silver crafting in the manner of Bezalel: "Keter," "Kav Lavan," and "Sharar" .
Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts:
Established in 1906 by artist Boris Schatz as the “Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts”,
Bezalel has evolved into one of the world's most prestigious art schools.
The name Bezalel is synonymous with more than 100 years of Israeli art, innovation and academic excellence.
Bezalel’s unique strength stems from the numerous breakthroughs it has been responsible for and its ability to respond and adapt to cultural changes. It takes pride in its numerous generations of graduates, the spearhead of Israeli artists, designers and architects, in Israel and around the globe. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is, first and foremost, a group of talented, inspired and motivated artists and professionals.
Both faculty and students are driven by a passion to create and by their dedication to quality and excellence.
These two pillars of the Academy have placed Bezalel at the epicenter of Israel’s cultural discourse and at the forefront of its artistic scene, making it instrumental in shaping the country’s cultural identity.
The Silver Department at "Bezalel":
Boris Shatz founded an art-and-crafts school in Jerusalem in 1906, naming it "Bezalel" for Bezalel Ben Uri, builder of the First Temple of biblical times. The Bezalel School heralded efforts to forge links with a broad range of Jewish artistic traditions from East and West. The school's daring innovation offered a leading role to the local Yemenite community, particularly in the Filigree Silver Department, which was inaugurated in 1908. By 1913, the Bezalel Silver Department numbered some eighty employees, among them Yehia Yemini, who had been working there from the outset. Department head, Shmuel Persov, taught new concepts of filigree work that were not always familiar to his Yemenite employees; thus, the craftsmen, who ranged from children to the elderly, produced filigree work influenced both by the Yemenite and the East European style. Yehia Yemini distinguished himself with the quality of his work; his designs were interspersed with classical hammerings of Biblical heroes, holy places and tribal emblems and embellished with traditional verses. Filigree work was used with etching and hammering, with settings of stones, and with mother-of-pearl and enamel, as well as granulation and fine flowery adornment in the style of Russia and Poland. With his multi-dimensional perspective and outstanding Yemenite handcrafting skills, he created a pluralistic and eclectic style that came to embody the Bezalel Silver Department
Dimensions:
Height 12cm / 4.6"
Width 5.3cm / 2.2"
Weight 85 grams
- Dimensions:Height: 4.6 in (11.69 cm)Width: 2.2 in (5.59 cm)
- Style:Jugendstil (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Silver,Hammered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1910-1913
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition, no brakes, repairs or dents, some light scratches the inner part of the cup lost some of its original gilding.
- Seller Location:Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8130233695672
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