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Lot 41: Album with More than 150 High-Quality, Beautiful Photographs of a French Photographer - Jerusalem and the Land of Israel, 1925 - Includes Extremely Rare Photographs of the Arabic Response to Balfour's Visit to Israel and the Opening of the Hebrew University
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Jerusalem of Gold Ltd.
April 19, 2016
Jerusalem, Israel
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Description
Beside many of the photographs there are French inscription explaining what can be seen in them. The Balfour declaration expressed the great truth of Shivat Zion after two thousand years of exile. The declaration that the British government, which then ruled the Land of Israel, "views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" was a constitutive document of the establishment of the Jewish State. Millions of Jews perceived the declaration as the voice of the Messiah. In 1925, Lord Balfour, who represented the miracle of the revival of the Jewish nation, came to Israel for the grand opening of the Hebrew University. He visited Tel Aviv and Jewish settlements around the country and of course, attended the grand opening of the university. For the Arabs, the Balfour declaration had been a cause for grief. Therefore, Balfour's visit to the country and the opening of the university were perceived as a great victory of Zionism and they flew black flags as a symbol of their mourning. The album before us contains extremely rare photographs of the Arabic mourning and the flying of black flags. One of the photographs is that of the house of "the Defense Committee of Islam" ("le comit? de d?fense de l'islam") which was headed by the Mufti Amin al-Husseini, one of the bitterest enemies of Jews in the 20th century. The house, in the Morasha (Mussrara) neighborhood in Jerusalem, still exists and serves as a photography school. On the same page, there is a photograph from the grand opening of the Hebrew University showing a British soldier securing the event. A few pages forward there is a photograph of an Arab with a black flag in his hand riding a horse and photographs of the "Nabi Musa" celebrations. The photograph shows masses of Arabs with black flags in their hands. Another interesting photograph shows a long line of people waiting near the house of the "Supreme Moslem Council". The album also contains many high-quality photographs of various sites in Jerusalem, among them: the Golden Gate, the Jaffa Gate, the allies of the Old City, David's Citadel and many more as well as beautiful the remnants of the ancient synagogue of Caperneum and more. Additional interesting photographs: Arab and Bedouin families in Nazareth, the Samaritan high priest, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Mosque of Omar on Temple Mount and monks in the yard of the convent. There is also a photograph of a Jewish funeral, which we have no knowledge of and photographs from Beirut and Alexandria. All the photographs are of high quality and well-preserved. Album with original cloth cover.
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"Final auction price" for the auction sale is the set price offered by the buyer, a result of his offer being accepted according to these terms. With the final call and the acknowledgment of the numbered paddle of the offeror by the Auctioneer, the offeror`s offer will be considered to have been accepted and as binding, and title to the item will pass to the offeror whose offer was accepted ('the Purchaser'). This is subject to the fulfilment by the Purchaser of all payment obligations as set out hereunder. The Purchaser whose offer was accepted shall pay "Jerusalem of Gold", besides the "Final auction price", a 15% commission based on the 'Final auction price' ('the Commission') and Israeli VAT on commission only. Payment to "Jerusalem of Gold" shall be effected immediately upon the conclusion of the auction, but, at any event, not later than seven days after the date of the auction. If, for any possible reason, the payment is made more than seven days after the date of the auction, the Purchaser will pay a Commission of 19% and Israeli VAT on commision only.
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Payment can be made by cash or bank transfer with no additional commission. Payment by credit card involves a commission by the credit company at a rate of 3%. A Paypal payment involves a commission of 4%. In cases which were approved in advance by "Jerusalem of Gold", it is possible to pay by bank drafts. Commission for overseas checks is 1.5%.
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California residents pay 7.50% sales tax unless merchandise is for resale and a valid California resale certificate is on file with our office. All VAT taxes and custom duties are the responsibility of the buyer. London Gallery will not take any responsibility for any refunds on any VAT or duty taxes in the event of a dispute or a returned item. All California dealer re-sell certificates should be e-mailed to: [email protected] as soon as possible to avoid invoices issued with sales tax.
