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JUDAICA SILVER ETROG BOX DESIGNED BY LUDWIG WOLPERT. New York, 20th century

$15,000List Price

About the Item

This charming piece of jewish history in front of you is a one of kind modern Judaica object, This box used to hold the Etrog To protect the it during the holiday of Sukkot, it is traditionally Wrapped in silky flax fibers and stored in a special decorative box, mostly made from silver. Wolpert designed this amazing hand hammered Bauhaus style box in 1963-1964 while he was Working in New York. all of the boxes we could found from this design made by Wolpert have The upper part inscribed in a simple engraving with the phrase "Pri Etz Hadar" In Hebrew ״פרי עץ הדר״. the box in front of you is the only example in existence as far as we Know where the letters are also repoussé and also engraved, such a beautiful and hard to get Combination, the rest of the box is shaped as a modernistic Etrog, all the body of the box is Skillfully hand hammered in a way it reflects the light in a warm and calm way, a true Masterpiece of modern judaica by the great and important artist Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert. One of the the two great masters of 20th century Judaica. the Box is marked "WOLPERT" AND "STERLING" and the base has the engraved inscription : "ALAN WECHSLER GENERAL CHAIRMAN, ALLIED JEWISH APPEAL OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 1978" Similar boxes can be find in museum collections around the world In the Jewish Museum New York In the North Carolina Museum of Art In The Derfner Judaica Museum Another similar box was featured in the Israel Museum exhibition "Forging Ahead, Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age" Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert was born in Hildesheim, Germany, to an Orthodox family. In 1916-1920, He began his studies in sculpture at the Frankfurt School of Art. In 1925-1928, he studied Goldsmithing at the Frankfurt School of Art. Following the presentation of the works in the 1930 exhibition "Kult und Form" ("Ritual and Form") at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, his works became well known in the German Jewish World. His works were greatly influenced by Modernist design, especially the Bauhaus Movement. Wolpert's works avoid decoration, relying on clean, geometric shapes. In 1933, Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, he immigrated to the Mandatory Palestine with His family. There he worked for two years in the workshop of Bernhard Friedländer, where he Designed and produced silverware and Jewish ceremonial art.Together with Victor Solomon Reese] he made the sculpture "The Flying Camel", the symbol of the "Levant Fair", under the architect Aryeh Elhanani. In 1935 he began teaching at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, where he Headed the Department of Metal together with jeweler David Heinz Gumbel. Wolpert placed An emphasis on the use of Hebrew calligraphy in Jewish ceremonial art. In addition to his Teaching, he continued to create modern Judaica at the school’s workshop. In 1942 he Established an independent workshop in Jerusalem. In 1956, Wolpert moved to the United States, where he headed the Tobe Pascher Workshop For Modern Jewish Art at the Jewish Museum in New York City. Holding the Etrog in sukkot is one of the earliest known jewish festivals that are still celebrated Until today, we can find testimonials for this in the Bible and also on the book of Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews III 10.4, "Concerning the festivals; and how each day of such festival is To be observed" "But on the fifteenth day of the same month [Tishrei], when the season of the year is changing For winter, the law enjoins us to pitch tabernacles in every one of our houses; but so that we Preserve our selves from the cold of that time of the year: as also that when we should arrive At our own countrey, and come to that city which we should have then for our metropolis, Because of the temple therein to be built; and keep a festival for eight days; and offer burnt Offerings, and sacrifice thank offerings: that we should then carry in our hands a branch of Myrtle, and willow, and a bough of the palm-tree, with the addition of the pomecitron..."

Dimensions:
Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Width: 6.1 in (15.5 cm)Depth: 4.4 in (11.18 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver,Hammered,Repoussé,Welded
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. perfect condition, despite some scratches and general were from normal use. ass stated, there is is an dedication inscription to the base.
Seller Location:
Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8130243334672

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