Auction 70
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
Contact auction house
Mar 31, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
Please note!
In compliance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the preview will take place only by previous appointment. Please contact our office by phone 077-5140223 or be email office@kedemltd.com to coordinate a viewing.
We will be happy to be at your service for any question or request. We are especially equipped to provide many images or a short film of the condition of the items by request.
The auction has ended
|
LOT 405:
Carved Wooden Plate - Birkat HaMazon - Galicia, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century
more...
|
|
|
Sold for: $650 (₪2,327)
₪2,327
Start price:
$
500
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
|
Carved Wooden Plate - Birkat HaMazon - Galicia, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century
Carved wooden plate made by S. [Semen] Wintoniuk, Bilcze Złote (Eastern Galicia, Poland; today Ukraine). [Late 19th century or early 20th century].
Carved bread plate; central relief of a sheaf of wheat surrounded by a sickle, a flail and a plow. The brief version of Birkat HaMazon (five words in Aramaic) and a Star of David are carved around the edges.
The underside of the plate is signed "S. Wintoniuk, Bilcze". The artist is recorded in a 1925 list of emigrants leaving the Bremen port in Germany to the USA with his full name, Semen Wintoniuk from Bilcze Złote, stating his occupation as 'carpenter'.
The folk wood-carvings created in Galicia both by Jewish and non-Jewish sculptors are renowned for their beauty. The carved wooden holy arks in Poland and Ukraine are unique in their size and their lavish ornamentation. Numerous other sacred and mundane objects, ranging from prayer podiums and Torah pointers to houseware, were all artfully carved in wood.
Diameter: 27.5 cm. Good condition. Minor scratches. Few stains. Damage to paint on underside. Suspension loop attached to underside.
