Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

Isreal Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 430		Israel, Bonds 25th Anniversary, Bronze Medal Wall Plaque, 1975. Framed example of 3 7/8" cast bronze medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. This award plaque was presented by the Israel Bonds organization. Frame measures about 9 x 11". Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 431		Israel, Jerusalem City of Peace, Silver Wall Plaque. Large cast high relief, 5 1/2", silver-plated (?) medal with panoramic view of Jerusalem, by R. Shiloh, mounted on a 12 x 12" frame. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 432		Israel, Masada, Bronze Medal Wall Plaque, c. 1970. Framed example of 5 5/8" cast bronze medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. This award plaque presented by the Israel Bonds organization. Frame measures about 9 x 11". Features aerial view of excavations and restorations at the Masada mountain-top fortress on the Dead Sea. Estimated Value $100 - 135. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 433		Israel, Modelia, Blessed be This Home, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1996. Large framed version (5 7/8") of medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Frame measures about 12 x 12", with COA on back. Serial number 068. Contains 370 gm. of .9999 pure silver. It is a common custom to hang a blessing for the home at its entrance to preserve the welfare of the house and its inhabitants. The blessing is engraved on this modelia. The design expresses the hope of living in peace, security and prosperity in our homes. The blessing for the home in Hebrew is engraved within a frame in the shape of a house. Within the frame are two doves of peace and a pair of hands. Around the frame are stylized decorations of fruits of the Seven Species: grape vine, fig, and pomegranate. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 434		Israel, Modelia, "The Foot Path" by Camille Pissarro, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 2008. Large framed example (6 x 7 1/4") of medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of "The Foot Path." This is serial number 089/499. *Contains 485 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 13 x 15", with COA on back. Pissarro was born in 1830 to a Sephardic French-Jewish family. Most of his life, until his death in 1903, was spent in Paris and the surrounding area. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 435		Israel, Modelia, "Isaiah's Prophecy of Peace" by Marc Chagall, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1995. Large framed example containing 7 1/2" version of medal issue by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of Chagall's painting. This is un-number 436/666example of edition of 499. *Contains 600 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 12 x 12" .The COA is on the back of the frame. Features a colored lithograph depicting the peace prophecy �of animals surrounded by throngs of people and angels. Along the circumference, the inscription "ISAIAH'S PROPHECY OF PEACE" in Hebrew and English and the artist's name, "marc chagall"." Isaiah's Prophecy" is one of the works depicted in the tapestry which Marc Chagall created for the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. The animals in the prophecy are seen within a burning bush. They are surrounded by throngs of people and angels. The full prophecy is: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling; and the little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; the young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole. The weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den". (Isaiah 11:6-8). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 436		Israel, Modelia, "Jeanne Hébuterne'' by Modigliani, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1998. Large framed example (6 x 7 1/4") of medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of ''Jeanne Hebuterne.'' This is serial number 170/499. *Contains 485 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 13 x 15", with COA on back. Amedeo Modigliani, the renowned Jewish painter-sculptor, was born in Italy at the end of the 19th century and painted his most prominent paintings after he moved to Paris. From the onset of his career as an artist he focused on painting and sculpting women and his creations emphasized their elongated necks and large eyes filled with emotion. "Jeanne Hébuterne", his impressive, famous and apparently final painting, was chosen to grace this oval medal and first oval Adillion (medal-pendant) issued by the IGCMC. Blue-eyed Jeanne, who was Modigliani�s student, partner in life and the mother of his child, loved him with all her heart and soul. The painting depicts her beautiful and noble image. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 437		Israel, Modelia, Jerusalem, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1994. Large framed version (5 7/8") of medal issue by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Frame measures about 12 x 12", with COA on back. Serial number 207. *Contains 370 gm. of .9999 pure silver*. The design features a stylized panorama of reunited Jerusalem with outstanding landmarks, arranged in a free composition starting with the Hebrew University in the foreground. The word "Jerusalem" appears in Hebrew and English. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $264
Lot 438		Israel, Modelia, ''The Jewish Bride" by Rembrandt, Pure Silver Wall Plaque. Large framed example (6 x 7 1/4") of medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of ''The Jewish Bride'' by Rembrandt. This is serial number 125/499. *Contains 485 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 13 x 15", with COA on back. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 439		Israel, Modelia," King David" by Marc Chagall, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1993. Large framed example containing 7 1/2" version of medal issue by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of "[King David's] Entry into Jerusalem." This is serial number 164/5009. *Contains 600 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 12 x 12" but is damaged; should be reframed. Probably the most popular of all the modelias produced. COA on back of frame. "The Entry into Jerusalem" is one of the works in the tapestry adorning the Knesset, Israel's parliament. After King David established his capital in Jerusalem, he and the Israelites brought the Ark of the Covenant into the city in a joyous procession "with all manner of instruments … with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with sistra and with cymbals." Around the figure of David dancing and playing the lyre before the Ark, Marc Chagall unites the past, present and future of the people of Israel in a colorful and exquisite composition. Chagall blends David and his procession harmoniously with Hassidim in kaftans and pioneers and landscapes and symbols ranging from biblical times to the period of the modern state. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 440		Israel, Modelia, "Menorah" by Dali, Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1994. Large framed example (6 x 7 1/4") of medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features Dali�s creation "Hora around the Menorah" from his "Aliyah" series. This is serial number 216/666. *Contains 485 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 12 x 12", with COA on back. Slight oxidation on high points. Dali created the "Aliyah" series with inspiration from the establishment of the State of Israel and its cultural renewal after thousands of years of exile. "Hora around the Menorah" shows a typical image of the young, pioneering State. Dali postioned the dancers around the seven-branched menorah, in his own unique style. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $332
Lot 441		Israel, Modelia, The Peacock by Eliezer Weishoff, Bronze Wall Plaque, 1997. Large framed 6 1/2 x 8" very high relief bronze medal issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Maximum of 777 authorized. *Weighs 1500 gm. (about 4 pounds)*. Frame measures about 11 x 12", with COA on back. Original cost from the IGCMC was $285. This is a fabulous item for a peacock lover. The colorful silk print created by Eliezer Weishoff, featuring a peacock hovering above an imaginary Jerusalem. The print is set in a cast elliptic decorative Modelia. Two sculpted peacocks surround the print in a flowing motion. The verse "AS BIRDS FLYING SO WILL THE LORD DEFEND JERUSALEM" (Isaiah 31:5), appears in Hebrew along the upper border and in English along the lower border. The artist's signature is embossed close to the lower edge of the Modelia. In poems by Haim Nahman Bialik, Israel�s national poet, and the Yiddish poet Itzhak Manger, the peacock hovering above the city of Jerusalem is an expression of the yearning for spiritual enrichment � a place of fullness and untold splendor. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 442		Israel, Modelia, Reuven Rubin Self Portrait, Pure Silver Wall Plaque. Large framed example containing 7 1/2" version of medal issue by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Features full color silk screen version of Reuven Rubin's self portrait, showing the artist painting beside an olive tree and a white dove. This is serial number 436/666. *Contains 600 gm. of .9999 fine silver*. Frame measures about 12 x 12". The COA is on the back of the frame. Beautiful. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $615
Lot 443		Israel, Modelia, Terra Sancta (Holy Land), Pure Silver Wall Plaque, 1994. Large framed version (5 7/8") of medal issue by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. Frame measures about 12 x 12", with COA on back. Serial number 049. Contains 370 gm. of .9999 pure silver. Features map made in the 16th century by the German cartographer Heinrich Bintung, which presents Jerusalem at the center of three continents. Above, the inscription "TERRA SANCTA" in Hebrew and Latin. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 444		Israel, Old City of Jerusalem, Bronze Wall Plaque, 1968. Large cast high relief, 7 x 3 1/2", cast bronze medal featuring the Tower of David and the ancient Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, with a quote from the 137th Psalm. Mounted in about 12 x 10" frame. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 445		Israel, Three Framed Awards of the Israel Bonds Organization. Lot includes three silver colored bas reliefs: 1973, 4 1/2 x 4", "THE DAVID BEN-GURION AWARD" with nice high relief portrait; 1973, 6 1/2 x 3 1/4", Hebrew word for Independence; c. 1969, 3 1/2 x 4" rampant Lion of Judah shield. Bas reliefs are mounted on about 9 x 11" frames. These cost the consignor about $300. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $108
Lot 446		Israel, Tower of David, Silver Wall Plaque, c. 1971. Large cast high relief, 3 7/8", silver-plated (?) medal, with the Tower of David, in about 9 x 11" frame. Presented by the Israel Bond organization. Medal is inscribed "TOWER OF DAVID AWARD" and "JERUSALEM", in Hebrew. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $48
Lot 447		Israel, Trio of 70mm Bronze Medals Framed as Wall Plaques. Lot includes three medals commemorating 3,000 Years of the City of David, Good Luck (color), and "Reflections" painting by Itzhak Tarkay (oval, color). These cost the consignor over $200. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $96
Lot 448		Israel, Two 60mm Bronze Anti-Defamation League Medals Framed as Wall Plaque. First medal features large "ADL" in center, surrounded by "ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'Rith." Second medal features hand carrying torch and inscription "DEDICATED TO TRANSLATING DEMOCRATIC IDEALS INTO A WAY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS IN OUR TIME." Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold