Auction 20
Objects: Ceremonial Art and Objects
Dec 19, 2011
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 33:
Fabric Decoration for Succah
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Start price:
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1,200
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Embroidered fabric. Germany.
Hand-embroidered work on light colored fabric.
Frame and decorations of floral and leaf motifs. At center, embroidered Yiddish inscription "Mir Yidden vellen tantzen von Yerushalayim vet intz geherin in gantzen" [We the Jews will dance when Jerusalem will be all ours]. Under the inscription, two figures of crouching wolves, perhaps hinting to the story of Rabbi Akiva who saw wolves exiting from Jerusalem's ruins. Apparently used as Succah decoration.
67.5x59.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear.
