Bezalel Esther Scroll Olive Wood Case Jerusalem 1920s on eBay (end time 08-Jan-10 14:25:52 GMT)

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Rare Bezalel Illustrated Esther Scroll Olive Wood Case, Jerusalem, 1920's.

An extremely rare and highly important Bezalel illustrated Esther scroll in olive wood case, Jerusalem, 1920's.

The cylindrical olive wood body carved with scenes of the Western Wall and the tombs of David house kings.

Ink and Gouache on parchment, the printed and hand colored boarder is replete with scenes of the Purim story in the archway above the text, inscribed within a roundel at the start of the text "Megilat Esther illustrated by S. Ben-David, Bezalel, Yerushalem".

Very good condition, missing the openning knob.

Parchment length: 15cm / 5.9oz.

Total length: 35.5cm / 14in.

Weight: 408gr / 13oz.

For a similar item please see Sotheby's New York sale: No8266 13th December 2006, Lot #188 and sale: No8173 30th November 2005, Lot # 112.

Very good condition.

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Highly important Esther scroll - highly sought after by collectors, Museum quality piece.

A superb Jewish, Judaica, Hebrew, Israel item.

Shmuel Ben David
Born in Sofia in 1884, studied under Boris Schatz at the Academy of Art in Sofia.
He arrived to Jerusalem in 1906 with Schatz and became the first chairman of the committee of students and worker at Bezalel.
Between the years 1912-1913, Ben David traveled to Paris to complete his art studies at the Julian Academy.
He then returned to Jerusalem where he remained until his death in 1927.

The Bezalel School was founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz, who shaped its character.
His approach stressed both the practical and the ideal.
His vision was to develop useful arts and crafts among Palestinian Jews, thereby decreasing the dependence on charity.
At the same time, he sought to inspire his students to create a Jewish national style of the arts, in order to promote the Zionist endeavor.

Measurements :	Marks :
Length: 35.5cm / 14in. Parchment Length: 15cm / 6in.	-
Weight :	Condition :
408gr / 13oz.	See item description.
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