Rare Herbert Samuel Judaica Carpet Kerman Persia 1920 Start Price USD 45,000.00 Current Price USD 45,000.00 Time Left 4 days 9 hours 41 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Location Netanya See more about 'Rare Herbert Samuel Judaica Carpet Kerman Persia 1920' Description Pasarel Mouse Over the Images Below to Enlarge The pictures do not do justice to this magnificent item.   Extremely Rare And Highly Important Sir Herbert Samuel Judaica Carpet Kerman, Persia 1920. Extremely rare and highly important Sir Herbert Louis Samuel (1870-1963) Judaica carpet Kerman, Persia 1920.                                      "Iridescent in its brilliant, vivid colors, this exuberant carpet is a celebration of the appointment of Sir Herbert Samuel as the British high commissioner of Palestine, the first Jew to Govern Israel for nearly two thousand years. The biblical quotations in the twenty cartouches proclaim the event with messianic fervour. The name of the weaver, Hillel Chai and the date are inscribed in the bottom right-hand box. The four Stars of David in the corners are typically Persian, 'Zion' being implanted in the centre of the form and the six Hebrew letters for the words 'Star of David' implanted in the six outer equilateral triangles (The Israel museum Jerusalem)". Source: Anton Felton, Jewish Carpets, London 1997, Number 74. (See pictures).   As far as we know there are only three existing carpets like this one, on in the Israel museum in Jerusalem, one in a private collection in the U.S and this one. Measures: 103cm X 81cm / 40.55in X 31.9in. Good condition, damage to the center of the jacket (loss of color), repair to the lower left corner. Highly sought after by collectors. A superb Jewish, Judaica, Hebrew, Israel Item.       Measurements : Marks : 103cm X 81cm / 40.55in X 31.9in. See item description. 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