Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew; 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; possible origin Jerusalem; material: hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A horizontal wooden object with a warm medium-brown grain and darker brown streaks, shown against a neutral gray background, featuring a carved symmetrical cross-like motif with rounded ends in the center panel, a rectangular cutout on the left side, metal hinge plates with a brass tone and visible fasteners near both ends, rounded end pieces with smooth contoured profiles, and...
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Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew; 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; possible origin Jerusalem; material: hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A horizontal wooden object with a warm medium-brown grain and darker brown streaks, shown against a neutral gray background, featuring a carved symmetrical cross-like motif with rounded ends in the center panel, a rectangular cutout on the left side, metal hinge plates with a brass tone and visible fasteners near both ends, rounded end pieces with smooth contoured profiles, and overall polished wood surfaces with visible knots and natural variations in the brown wood tones.

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Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew 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 possible origin Jerusalem material hardware height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm horizontal wooden object warm medium-brown grain darker brown streaks shown neutral gray background featuring carved symmetrical cross- motif rounded ends center panel rectangular cutout left side metal hinge plates brass tone visible fasteners near ends rounded pieces smooth contoured profiles polished wood surfaces visible knots natural variations brown wood tones.

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