Caption

Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew; 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 be widened by shifting the central part embedded in a groove to the right; movable sides have a heart-shaped outline and unfold on brass hinges to an almost vertical, slightly inclined position, decorated with crosses on the outer surface; 19th/20th century, possibly Jerusalem; hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden object lies flat against a gray background, showing a long rectangular base with raised edges and a carved decorative motif near the center. At each end of the base a curved vertical wooden support rises, attached with metal hinges that have a brass-like color. The wood has a warm brown tone with visible grain and varnished sheen, and there are areas of lighter and darker brown where the grain and wear show. The background is a uniform cool gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_167

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53.7Mb (512.2Kb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3130 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew rectangular wooden bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem crosses under central cross ink Hebrew inscription ??????? Yerushalayim main part profiled edges widened shifting central part embedded groove right movable sides heart-shaped outline unfold brass hinges almost vertical slightly inclined position crosses outer surface 19th 20th century Jerusalem hardware height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden object lies flat gray background showing long rectangular base raised edges carved decorative motif near center base curved vertical wooden support rises attached metal hinges brass- color wood warm brown tone visible grain varnished sheen areas lighter darker brown grain wear background uniform cool gray.