Six carpets produced by the weaving department of the Alliance school of crafts "Torah U'Melakhah". [Jerusalem, ca. 1920]. 1. Carpet with a portrait of Theodor Herzl (facing right) gazing from the balcony in Basel at the Tower of David and the walls of Jerusalem, beneath them a procession of new immigrants. 2-4. Three different carpets with the portrait of Herbert Samuel. 5. Carpet with a portrait of Max Nordau. 6. Carpet with a portrait of Lord Balfour [with a number of holes, including a hole in Balfour's portrait, in the area of the forehead. A similar hole appears in other versions of the carpet. See for example in the book by Anton Felton, Jewish Carpets, London 1997, p. 75]. 6 carpets. Size and condition vary. Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Six carpets produced by the weaving department of the Alliance school of crafts "Torah U'Melakhah". [Jerusalem, ca. 1920]. 1. Carpet with a portrait of Theodor Herzl (facing right) gazing from the balcony in Basel at the Tower of David and the walls of Jerusalem, beneath them a procession of new immigrants. 2-4. Three different carpets with the portrait of Herbert Samuel. 5. Carpet with a portrait of Max Nordau. 6. Carpet with a portrait of Lord Balfour [with a number of holes, including a hole in Balfour's portrait, in the area of the forehead. A similar hole appears in other versions of the carpet. See for example in the book by Anton Felton, Jewish Carpets, London 1997, p. 75]. 6 carpets. Size and condition vary. Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
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