Auction 15 - March 12th 2002
Auction of
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and
Works of Art
The Property of Various Owners including:
The Hallegua Family of Cochin, India
Selections from the Library of the Late
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber of London
(including his unpublished
memoirs).
The Library of Mr. Daniel M. Friedenberg
of Greenwich, Connecticut
Together With:
A Significant Collection of Early Twentieth Century
Russian-Jewish Illustrated Books
Sale Fifteen, held on March 12th, 2002, generated enthusiasm in the Judaica market with a broad collection of Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art from the Library of Mr. Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Connecticut, the Library of the Late Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber of London (including his unpublished memoirs), The Hallegua Family of Cochin, India, and A Significant Collection of Early Twentieth Century Russian-Jewish Illustrated Books.
Highlights
of the Sale:
(prices include 15% buyer’s
premium)
- (HAGADAH). Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. THE SECOND MANTUA
HAGADAH. EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT AND ELUSIVE. RARER THAN
THE FIRST EDITION. SINCE THE WAR, ONLY THE PRESENT COPY
HAS APPEARED AT PUBLIC AUCTION. Mantua, Joseph Shalit ben
Jacob Aschkenazi, 1568. Sold for $86,250. Lot
194.
- (BIBLE, Hebrew. PSALMS). Sepher Tehillim. Square Spanish
Hebrew hand with vocalization and accents On Vellum.ff.
159. Initial word illuminated with decorative flourishes
in red, green and black inks. 16mo. Spain, 15th Century.
Sold for more than six times the low estimate at $80,500.
Lot 435.
- (Bible, Hebrew. FIVE SCROLLS & HAFTOROTH). On Vellum.
Wide margins. Initial words illuminated with decorative
flourishes in red, green and black ink. Double columns of
twenty-seven lines. Germany, 13th Century. Sold for over
twice the low estimate at $63,250.Lot
434.
- MENDELSSOHN, MOSES. (Celebrated Philosopher of the German
Enlightenment. 1729-1786). Autograph Letter Signed, in Hebrew.
Berlin, 29th Teveth, 1779. Sold for $9,775.Lot 483
- SCHOR, ILYA. Prayers in the Synagogue. An uncommonly large canvas with a most distinctive Cubist influence, vibrant in color and style. Signed by artist, framed. Acrylic on board. American, circa 1950. Sold for $3,000. Lot 575
