Presentation Plate from "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael", Designed by Shalom Sebba – HaPoel National Swimming ...

Presentation Plate from "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael", Designed by Shalom Sebba – HaPoel National Swimming Championship – Palestine, 1942
Presentation plate for the HaPoel national swimming championship, from "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" (a maritime training association). Designed by Shalom Sebba (signed on verso: "Sebba"). Palestine, 1942.
Central relief of a swimmer, topped by the Hebrew inscription "HaPoel National Swimming Championship". The margin engraved with the logo of "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" and the Hebrew inscriptions "Gift of HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael, 1942", "1942, 1943, 1944, Jordan Valley" (presumably added later).
"HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael", an association for marine training and promotion of maritime awareness, was established in 1936. It established a maritime school, was active in the development of fishing, encouraged the branch of swimming and was one of the founders of the Zim shipping company.
Siegfried Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), painter, stage designer, sculptor, photographer and book-illustrator. He was born in Prussia and acquired his artistic training in Königsberg and Berlin. He immigrated to Palestine in 1936. A pre-Canaanite artist, Sebba's work was characterized by rotund, heavy and massive figures and objects, all with solid, clear contours. In 1967 he moved to Germany, where he lived until his death.
Copper, partially plated with silver-toned metal; raised and hammered. Diameter: approx. 34 cm. Good condition. Wear and loss to plating; front completely unplated. Bends.