Bookstand, creator unknown, origin unknown, Hebrew inscription, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses. Under the central cross an ink Hebrew inscription: ??????? Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges and can widen by sliding the central part in a groove to the right. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline; when unfolded on brass hinges they stand nearly vertical with slight inclination and are decorated with crosses on the outer surface. 19th–20th century. Materials: wood and brass hardware. Dimensions: height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden stand with a flat rectangular base and two upright supports at each end is shown against a gray background; the wood has warm brown and amber tones with visible grain and polished surfaces, a few carved decorative motifs are visible on the base and one support, and a small metal hinge plate with a few round fasteners is attached where...
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Bookstand, creator unknown, origin unknown, Hebrew inscription, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses. Under the central cross an ink Hebrew inscription: ??????? Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges and can widen by sliding the central part in a groove to the right. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline; when unfolded on brass hinges they stand nearly vertical with slight inclination and are decorated with crosses on the outer surface. 19th–20th century. Materials: wood and brass hardware. Dimensions: height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden stand with a flat rectangular base and two upright supports at each end is shown against a gray background; the wood has warm brown and amber tones with visible grain and polished surfaces, a few carved decorative motifs are visible on the base and one support, and a small metal hinge plate with a few round fasteners is attached where one support meets the base, with shadows beneath the piece and highlights on the curved edges.

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Bookstand creator unknown origin unknown Hebrew inscription Jerusalem Israel Palestine rectangular wooden bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem crosses Under central cross ink Hebrew inscription ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widen sliding central part groove right Movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges stand nearly vertical slight inclination crosses outer surface 19th–20th century Materials wood brass hardware Dimensions height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden stand flat rectangular base two upright supports shown gray background warm brown amber tones visible grain polished surfaces carved decorative motifs visible base support small metal hinge plate round fasteners attached support meets shadows beneath piece highlights curved edges.

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