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Rare and highly important art deco judaica wine jug made by Bernhard Friedländer

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This wine jug in front of us is all hand made by Bernhard Friedländer in the 1920s' in Düsseldorf, Friedländers works from this era are very rare and mostly very small objects that were smuggled outside nazi Germany survived, this piece was brought by a German family to the land of Israel before WW2, and was used for years as a wine jug for pouring wine at jewish holidays and sabbath. the design is just amazing, very robust and strong art deco design, with sharp ridges and corners, all the river is hand hammered and welded and the handle is made from an exotic Harwood with silver accents on it, a truly rare modern Judaica object or an amazing Design object, Just a piece of art, a museum piece that will adorn every important judaica collection or museum. This jug is massive and the weight is 1200 Grams. it is signed on a silver plaque attached to the base " B. Friedländers 930 (930 is the silver content)" Bernhard Friedländer was born around 1880 in Czenstochau, in what is now Poland. He trained as a goldsmith, silversmith and stone setter in Łódź, Odesa, Tbilisi and Berlin. From 1904, he worked in Germany, with stops in Berlin, Munich, Essen and Bonn. In 1913, he set up his own business in Düsseldorf and produced unique Judaica, both for private use and for synagogues. He was well-received: his works were shown in exhibitions such as the GeSoLei in Düsseldorf in 1926, in the USA in 1927 and at the Kult und Form exhibition in various cities from 1930 onwards. He was applauded in newspapers and encyclopaedias. His most creative period was in Düsseldorf from 1913 to 1928. In 1928 he moved to Antwerp, and in 1932 he emigrated to Tel Aviv in what was then Mandate Palestine. Besides some unique chanukka lamps, he produced large numbers of Judaica and silverware – mass-produced goods. Friedländer died in 1941 Bernhard Friedländer’s most sophisticated works remained in Germany and were destroyed during the Nazi era. In Tel Aviv, he made candlesticks, chanukka lamps, kiddush cups and silverware, which were less unusual. Some people, especially Israelis, know his firm, Michsaf, which still exists today. But few know it was founded by Friedländer, who sold it long before he died. A last reason is Friedländer’s somewhat early death in 1941, at age sixty. By contrast, Yehuda Wolpert, who worked in Friedländer’s Tel Aviv workshop for two years and then as a teacher at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, lived until 1981. Wolpert also found much acclaim for the modern works he created. Today, Wolpert is remembered as the inventor of modern Judaica. But Wolpert’s reception overlooks the innovative work of many artists in Germany before 1938, such as Bernhard Friedländer. There exist very few silver Judaica objects in the style of Art Deco. Of that which are known, most are of German origin. Of the few makers known, one of the major artists working after 1925 was Bernhard Friedlaender of Dusseldorf. While very few of the objects he created have survived the Holocaust. Friedlaender emigrated to Palestine at some point in the 1930's where he continued to work in silver during the remainder of that decade. This cup was fashioned by him during this period and is made in a simple yet elegant modern style. His work is very much in concert with that of two other German emigres to Palestine, Ludwig Wolpert and Gumbel.
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ebony,Silver,Engraved,Hammered,Repoussé,Welded,Woodwork
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1925
  • Condition:
    very good original condition, no breaks or repairs, there are a few minor dings that can be fixed easily, there are some scratches from use.
  • Seller Location:
    Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8130242455042

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