Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

AUCTION 76

June 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Auction of Fine Judaica - June 14, 2018: Post-Sale Report

 

Kestenbaum & Company offered a wide selection of materials in this auction of 414 lots. The Printed Books section performed well overall, with a number of noteworthy sales. Among them was David Kimchi’s Sepher Shorashim, (Naples, 1490) which sold for $43,750 (Lot 196). 

The first secular text written in Ladino “La Guerta de Oro” by David Attias (Livorno, 1778) performed remarkably well, earning $16,250 against its $3,000-5,000 estimate (Lot 201). 

The Walton Bible (London, 1655-57) “the most accurate and best-equipped of the great Polyglots” (Darlow & Moule 1446) exceeded its estimate of $5,000-7,000 garnering $11,875 (Lot 67).

The Manuscripts and Autographed Letters section displayed a veritable pantheon of Jewish personalities of recent centuries. A letter written by Albert Einstein in 1946 addressing the seemingly contradictory values of Zionism and Universalism was hammered in at $45,000 against its estimate of $20,000-30,000 (Lot 291). 

A letter written by “Reb Shayele,” Grand Rabbi of Kerestir, requesting financial assistance to rebuild his Beit Midrash, estimated at $10,000-15,000, fetched $21,250 (Lot 301).  A Yemenite 17th-century Biblical commentary by R. Shalom Shabazi’s “Hemdath Yamim, formerly in the celebrated collection of Savid Solomon Sassoon and carrying an auction estimate of $10,000-15,000 was sold for $32,500 (Lot 324).

Kestenbaum & Company’s forthcoming auctions of Fine Judaica will include an Online sale to be held mid-August, 2018; followed by: Two Important Single Owner Libraries, November, 2018.

For further information, or any related queries, please contact Zushye Kestenbaum at 212-366-1197 or Zushye@Kestenbaum

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Daniel E. Kestenbaum

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Judaica ;  Israeli & International Art

Phone(212) 366-1197

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Daniel E. Kestenbaum

Specialist

Judaica ;  Israeli & International Art

AUCTION 76

June 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Auction of Fine Judaica - June 14, 2018: Post-Sale Report

 

Kestenbaum & Company offered a wide selection of materials in this auction of 414 lots. The Printed Books section performed well overall, with a number of noteworthy sales. Among them was David Kimchi’s Sepher Shorashim, (Naples, 1490) which sold for $43,750 (Lot 196). 

The first secular text written in Ladino “La Guerta de Oro” by David Attias (Livorno, 1778) performed remarkably well, earning $16,250 against its $3,000-5,000 estimate (Lot 201). 

The Walton Bible (London, 1655-57) “the most accurate and best-equipped of the great Polyglots” (Darlow & Moule 1446) exceeded its estimate of $5,000-7,000 garnering $11,875 (Lot 67).

The Manuscripts and Autographed Letters section displayed a veritable pantheon of Jewish personalities of recent centuries. A letter written by Albert Einstein in 1946 addressing the seemingly contradictory values of Zionism and Universalism was hammered in at $45,000 against its estimate of $20,000-30,000 (Lot 291). 

A letter written by “Reb Shayele,” Grand Rabbi of Kerestir, requesting financial assistance to rebuild his Beit Midrash, estimated at $10,000-15,000, fetched $21,250 (Lot 301).  A Yemenite 17th-century Biblical commentary by R. Shalom Shabazi’s “Hemdath Yamim, formerly in the celebrated collection of Savid Solomon Sassoon and carrying an auction estimate of $10,000-15,000 was sold for $32,500 (Lot 324).

Kestenbaum & Company’s forthcoming auctions of Fine Judaica will include an Online sale to be held mid-August, 2018; followed by: Two Important Single Owner Libraries, November, 2018.

For further information, or any related queries, please contact Zushye Kestenbaum at 212-366-1197 or Zushye@Kestenbaum

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Product Title AUCTION 76
Auction Date Jun 13, 2018
Auction Time 3:00 PM
Departments Israeli & International Art, Judaica
Available for Sale No
Short Description

Auction of Fine Judaica - June 14, 2018: Post-Sale Report

 

Kestenbaum & Company offered a wide selection of materials in this auction of 414 lots. The Printed Books section performed well overall, with a number of noteworthy sales. Among them was David Kimchi’s Sepher Shorashim, (Naples, 1490) which sold for $43,750 (Lot 196). 

The first secular text written in Ladino “La Guerta de Oro” by David Attias (Livorno, 1778) performed remarkably well, earning $16,250 against its $3,000-5,000 estimate (Lot 201). 

The Walton Bible (London, 1655-57) “the most accurate and best-equipped of the great Polyglots” (Darlow & Moule 1446) exceeded its estimate of $5,000-7,000 garnering $11,875 (Lot 67).

The Manuscripts and Autographed Letters section displayed a veritable pantheon of Jewish personalities of recent centuries. A letter written by Albert Einstein in 1946 addressing the seemingly contradictory values of Zionism and Universalism was hammered in at $45,000 against its estimate of $20,000-30,000 (Lot 291). 

A letter written by “Reb Shayele,” Grand Rabbi of Kerestir, requesting financial assistance to rebuild his Beit Midrash, estimated at $10,000-15,000, fetched $21,250 (Lot 301).  A Yemenite 17th-century Biblical commentary by R. Shalom Shabazi’s “Hemdath Yamim, formerly in the celebrated collection of Savid Solomon Sassoon and carrying an auction estimate of $10,000-15,000 was sold for $32,500 (Lot 324).

Kestenbaum & Company’s forthcoming auctions of Fine Judaica will include an Online sale to be held mid-August, 2018; followed by: Two Important Single Owner Libraries, November, 2018.

For further information, or any related queries, please contact Zushye Kestenbaum at 212-366-1197 or Zushye@Kestenbaum

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