Bookstand, origin, Hebrew; Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular bookstand with two foldable sides; decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses; under the central cross an ink inscription in Hebrew: ירושלים Yerushalayim; main part has profiled edges and can be widened by sliding the central part in a groove to the right; movable sides have a heart-shaped outline and when unfolded on brass hinges sit nearly vertical with a slight inclination; outer surfaces of the sides decorated with crosses; 19th/20th century; hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden carved

19th, 20th century, bookstand, brass hinges, carved, central cross, central part, crosses, decorated, depth 2.9 cm, flat surface, groove, hardware, heart-shaped outline, hebrew, height 12.6 cm, ink inscription, jerusalem crosses, jerusalem israel, long rectangular base, main part, movable sides, nearly vertical, object rests, origin, outer surfaces, paddle-shaped pieces, palestine, patterns, plain background, polished finish, profiled edges, recessed, rectangular bookstand, right, showing, sides decorated, sit, sliding, slight inclination, three, top, two foldable sides, two raised, under, unfolded, widened, width 37.3 cm, wooden, yerushalayim,