A Wooden American Belle Bass Synagogue Memorial Sign, 1945

A striking and sculptural pair of Brutalist-style Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) synagogue sconces, crafted from gleaming copper in a bold, modernist form. Each s...

Large handmade iron charity container, Hungary, circa 1850. The iron tzedakah box was installed within the wall at the Hungarian Synagogue. On the fr...

Zhumbar - large brass lamp for festive occasions. India, early 20th century. Central hoop, with a dozen curved arms (with hoops at their end) - six turning upwards and six downwards. Four rods for suspension. Such lamps served the "Bene Israel" congregation that lived mainly in Bombay, Calcutta and other towns in western India. "Oil chandeliers with thirteen arms, known as Zhumbar, were used in the synagogue on festive occasions" Literature: Orpa Slapak (Editor), "The Jews of India - Bene Israel, Cochin...

Impressive lamp, in unique folk craftsmanship, metal sheet, bent and sawn; small glass plaques in various textures and colors. General shape is of a star with eight points, with spa...

This American Diplomatic Mission Flag is one of its kind, a true museum’s piece, and it’s from the time which should never happen again in human history. This Flag was taken from th...

48 star, crocheted, antique american flag of the wwii era (1941-1945), a beautiful, homemade example, with a red, white, & blue hoist and flower-like stars: Crocheted American flag of the WWII era (U.S. involvement 1941-1945), with some interesting and beautiful features. Made entirely of cotton, the flag’s most notable attribute is the red, white, and blue color of its hoist. This was carefully stitched to the canton and the striped field with white cotton floss or yarn. The 48 crocheted stars are appliquéd to a length of navy blue plain weave cotton. With pierced centers, note how these more closely resemble flowers than stars, tipped this way and that on their vertical axis. Large, with respect to the canton on which they are placed, note how these crowd their boundaries and overlap into the field. The elongated format of the flag is also of interest and contributes to the bold presentation, as do the strong colors. Most crocheted flags are smaller than this one, or date to a much later period (namely the 1976...

American Country style (20th Cent) painted wood model of DeWitt Clinton train coach with doll figures (see #037074-companion piece, Stephenson's R...

Vida Americana Mexican Muralists Remake American Art. 1925-1945, by Barbara Haskell. 1st Ed hardcover, no dust jacket as published by Yale University...