Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine. Rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem Crosses. Under the central cross is an ink inscription in Hebrew: ??????? Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges and can be widened by shifting the central part embedded in a groove to the right. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline; when unfolded on brass hinges they sit almost vertically with a 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 object with a flat rectangular base and two vertical end supports, all in warm brown tones with visible wood grain and polished sheen; the end supports have rounded tops and curved inner profiles and feature carved decorative motifs on one visible side, while the base shows a carved motif near its center; a small brass-colored hinge plate i...
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Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine. Rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem Crosses. Under the central cross is an ink inscription in Hebrew: ??????? Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges and can be widened by shifting the central part embedded in a groove to the right. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline; when unfolded on brass hinges they sit almost vertically with a 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 object with a flat rectangular base and two vertical end supports, all in warm brown tones with visible wood grain and polished sheen; the end supports have rounded tops and curved inner profiles and feature carved decorative motifs on one visible side, while the base shows a carved motif near its center; a small brass-colored hinge plate is attached where one end support meets the base; the background is a smooth cool gray.

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Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine Rectangular wooden bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem Crosses Under central cross ink inscription ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widened shifting central part embedded groove right Movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges sit almost vertically 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 object flat rectangular base two vertical supports warm brown tones visible grain polished sheen rounded tops curved inner profiles feature carved decorative motifs visible side base carved motif near center small brass-colored hinge plate attached support meets background smooth cool gray.

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