Auction 37
Herzl, Zionism, philately, Medals, Israel's wars, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Judaica, and more.
By GAL COLLECTION
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May 20, 2024
גוש עציון 2 גבעת שמואל, Israel
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Special Auction: Opens with a newly discovered historical treasure.
The main part of the auction presents items from the collections of Jacob Yablok.- VirtualJewishmuseum.com.
Includes, Philately Medals, Letters and Documents. From the beginning of Zionism. Anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Sharit Ha'plita, British mandate, Mapilim, Israel War of Independence, the Israeli-Arab conflict. And many more.
Among the items are also a number of very rare, historically important items.
And many rare or uncommon items, among many other interesting items.
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LOT 1:
David Ben-Gurion - Protome, The original Head Statue, From Israel Wax Museum. Vivian Sun. 1973
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David Ben-Gurion - Protome, The original Head Statue, From Israel Wax Museum. Vivian Sun. 1973
The original head of the statue of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, which was displayed in the Israeli wax museum in the representation called " Ben Gurion in Sde Boker ". (There was another: " Declaration of Independence ")
It was sculpted by Vivian Sun, a sculptor and director of a wax museum in Hong Kong. She and her team met David Ben-Gurion in Sde Boker, "and this in order to achieve the highest level of accuracy"
It is recommended to watch the episode about the wax museum of series by "Kan 11" which is available on YouTube, the episode ends with the sentence: "The wax museum in Kolbo Shalom was a resounding success until it was closed in 1987, a few years later most of the museum's sculptures were sent for demolition including two those of David Ben Gurion"
According to the seller, his grandfather was one of the workers who worked to clear the museum, he decided to keep some of the heads of the sculptures. Thirty years have passed and an important item in the cultural history of Israel, which until now was considered lost, is now rediscovered.
Dimensions: height 29 cm. width 17 cm. Circumference 72 cm. Should be the same as the original head size of David Ben-Gurion. Weight, approximately 4 kg.
Very good condition, slightly bent on its side.
