Caption

Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine. Rectangular 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. Hardware. Height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden object with a flat rectangular base and two upright curved end pieces, all in warm brown wood tones with visible grain and a polished finish, set against a uniform gray background; the base shows a carved decorative motif in the center and small metal hinge plates near the uprights, and the wood displays variations of lighter and darker brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_162

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine Rectangular 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 Hardware Height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden object flat rectangular base two upright curved pieces warm brown wood tones visible grain polished finish set uniform gray background base carved decorative motif center small metal hinge plates near uprights wood displays variations lighter darker brown.