Auction 60 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Mar 20, 2018 (Your local time)
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LOT 155:

Parchment Certificate Illustrated by Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund - "Honorary Citizen" Title Awarded to Nahum ...

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Parchment Certificate Illustrated by Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund - "Honorary Citizen" Title Awarded to Nahum Sokolow - Signed by Meir Dizengoff
Certificate of appreciation, handwritten on parchment, presented to Nahum Sokolow when he was awarded the title of "Twelfth Honorary Citizen of Tel-Aviv". Hand-signed the mayor of Tel-Aviv, Meir Dizengoff. Tel-Aviv, April 1934. Design: Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund (Signed: Shlomo Yedidya).
A certificate presented to Nahum Sokolow when he was awarded the status of "Honorary Citizen" of Tel-Aviv. In the center appears a long greeting to Sokolow, stamped with an embossed stamp of Tel-Aviv (slightly blurred) and hand-signed by Meir Dizengoff.
The coat of arms of Tel Aviv appears on top of the certificate, with illustrations shaped as letters, typical of Seelenfreund's work. The title and initial letters of each paragraph are decorated with blue and golden ink. The text is surrounded by a blue frame.
[1] leaf, 27.5X42 cm. Good condition. Creases. Some small open tears.
Provenance: Estate of Sokolow-Raczkowski families.

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