Auction 28
Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana
By Kedem
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Jan 23, 2013
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 108:
Chanukah Lamp Produced by "Pal-Bell"
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Sold for: $360
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
$
457.70
Start price:
$
200
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
On commission only
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Chanukah Lamp Produced by "Pal-Bell"
Chanukah menorah produced by "Pal-Bell", designed by Maurice Ascalon. Eretz Israel, c. 1948.
Cut cast brass. Stamped: "Pal-Bell Co. LTD. Made in Eretz Israel".
Back panel made of two delicate olive branches. Eight cornets shaped like clay lamps are arranged in a half-moon shape, identical "shamash". In the center stands a heavy jug in the shape of a jug of oil.
Maurice Ascalon (1913-2003) - Hungarian born sculptor and industrial designer. Ascalon is considered by many to be the leader of the Israeli movement for artistic design.
Height: 20 cm, width: 22 cm, length: 11 cm. Good condition. A break exists where the jug is connected to the base (in the area of the screwing).
