Lot #38: Israeli Mid-Century Modern Judaica Enamelware

Israeli Mid-Century Modern Judaica Enamelware • This piece is not signed, so I do not know if it was made in Israel or North America, but was likely crafted between the 1950's and 1970's. • This dish has organically shaped motifs of yellow, green, and orange applied over a mottled, textured blue powdered glass glaze on the from, and a teal green overall enamel on the reverse. • The plate displays a stylized piece of mid-century Hebrew calligraphy. Reading from right to left the letters form a distinct phrase. When placed together, these letters phonetically spell out "byb)" or "Dhu51" (V'le'olam), which translates to "And forever.. " or "And to eternity. in Hebrew. • (Green Shape): The letter Vav (1). Center • (Orange Shape): This double-pronged shape reads as two separate letters combined into one a Lamed (3) merging directly into an Ayin (y). (Yellow Shape): This represents a stylized Lamed (>). • In very good condition, no cracks or breaks, but one chip on rim. View Images. • .4 cm. x 10 cm. x 10 cm. Dimensions: .4 cm. x 10 cm. x 10 cm. See description for the Hebrew. Pickup category timeslot {A}