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Mid 20th Century Silver Kiddush, Eliyahu Hanavi cup by Bezalel School Jerusalem

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Important Handmade sterling silver Kiddush (eliyahu hanavi cup) goblet by Bezalel School, Jerusalem, circa 1948. On round base decorated with silver filigree and Cabouchon shaped orange agate applications. The base stem with Bezalel mark. The upper portion is all adorned with amazing filigree work, and etchings with the Inscription from passover Haggadah with 3 sentences from the song Vehi Sheamda. 1: ״שלא אחד בלבד״ And not only one 2. "עמד עלינו לכלותנו" tried to exterminate us 3.״ והקב״ה מצילנו מידם״ and God always saves us from them Under the stones there are some markings : Israel - Jerusalem - st925 (sterling) The base and the actual cup adorned with swirling filigree designs, in the middle of The cup there are 3 roundels, in the middle of each roundel there is a perfectly Centered Cabouchon orange agate. there is an inscription on the foot that says : Pres. to Lincoln park jewish center on the occasion of return of rabbi & Mrs Solomon W-Sternstein and Seth Sept 21, 1953. A rare chance to own this important piece of jewish art, crafted in Jerusalem by the Most skilled artisans of its time. Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts: Established in 1906 by artist Boris Schatz as the “Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts”, Bezalel has evolved into one of the world's most prestigious art schools. The name Bezalel is synonymous with more than 100 years of Israeli art, innovation and academic excellence. Bezalel’s unique strength stems from the numerous breakthroughs it has been responsible for and its ability to respond and adapt to cultural changes. It takes pride in its numerous generations of graduates, the spearhead of Israeli artists, designers and architects, in Israel and around the globe. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is, first and foremost, a group of talented, inspired and motivated artists and professionals. Both faculty and students are driven by a passion to create and by their dedication to quality and excellence. These two pillars of the Academy have placed Bezalel at the epicenter of Israel’s cultural discourse and at the forefront of its artistic scene, making it instrumental in shaping the country’s cultural identity. The Silver Department at "Bezalel": Boris Shatz founded an art-and-crafts school in Jerusalem in 1906, naming it "Bezalel" for Bezalel Ben Uri, builder of the First Temple of biblical times. The Bezalel School heralded efforts to forge links with a broad range of Jewish artistic traditions from East and West. The school's daring innovation offered a leading role to the local Yemenite community, particularly in the Filigree Silver Department, which was inaugurated in 1908. By 1913, the Bezalel Silver Department numbered some eighty employees, among them Yehia Yemini, who had been working there from the outset. Department head, Shmuel Persov, taught new concepts of filigree work that were not always familiar to his Yemenite employees; thus, the craftsmen, who ranged from children to the elderly, produced filigree work influenced both by the Yemenite and the East European style. Yehia Yemini distinguished himself with the quality of his work; his designs were interspersed with classical hammerings of Biblical heroes, holy places and tribal emblems and embellished with traditional verses. Filigree work was used with etching and hammering, with settings of stones, and with mother-of-pearl and enamel, as well as granulation and fine flowery adornment in the style of Russia and Poland. With his multi-dimensional perspective and outstanding Yemenite handcrafting skills, he created a pluralistic and eclectic style that came to embody the Bezalel Silver Department, after the school closed his doors at 1928 it was reopened in 1935 and is still operating in Jerusalem.

Dimensions:

Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Diameter: 3.3 in (8.39 cm)

Style:

Aesthetic Movement (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Agate,Silver,Appliqué,Carved,Cast,Etched,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

Israel

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1950