Maurice Ascalon Pal-Bell Israel Large Brass Verdigris Centerpiece Bowl 11.5"x6”

Vintage large centerpiece brass bowl with Ascalon's verdigris finish on outside and brown finish on the inside.  The base is an elegant reticulated grape with leaf design in either brass or bronze.  The bottom of the bowl is impressed with the Pal-Bell mark and Made in Israel.   

Designed by Maurice Ascalon and produced by Pal-Bell, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1939-1956. Great condition. Ascalon established the Pal-Bell Company was founded in Tel-Aviv by designer Maurice Ascalon (1913-2003). The company produced bronze and brass decorative art pieces from 1939 to 1956. Considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative art movement, Maurice Ascalon introduced the chemical process of creating the green patina known as “verdigris”, which has become a stylistic signature of Israeli metalwork. Maurice Ascalon was an Israeli designer and sculptor. He was, by some accounts, considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative arts movement. Maurice Ascalon was born as Moshe Klein in eastern Hungary.

I also have a slim pitcher in a similar style by Oppenheim.