Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
AUCTION 22
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Kestenbaum & Company Sells
Early Printed & Illustrated Hebrew Books,
Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art
Offered for Sale by Auction on
Tuesday 27th January, 2004
Kestenbaum & Company’s sale of Fine Judaica on January 27th offered an extensive selection of Early Printed & Hebrew Illustrated Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art including Photography and Posters.
A handsome first edition of the celebrated prayer-book Sha’ar Hashamayim with a Kabbalistic commentary by the Holy SheLa”H, Amsterdam, 1717 was the top lot in the Printed Books Section selling for $17,250 against estimate of $10,000-15,000. Other good sellers were a first edition of Samuel ben Isaac Aripol’s Sar Shalom (commentary to Shir Hashirim), Safed, 1579 that realized $12,650 and a rare pamphlet of American Judaica, Constitutions and By-Laws of the Beneficial Hebrew Society of the City of Philadelphia, 1844 that was bought for $8,338, far surpassing its estimate of $2,000-3,000.
Of particular note in the Illustrated Books Section was Bernard Picart’s Historie Generale de Ceremonies, Moeurs, et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, Amsterdam, 1733-46, which included an invaluable pictorial record of Jewish life in 18th century Holland. This striking 10-volume set sold for $8,050.
In the Manuscripts Section, former Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s “The Revolt”, a typewritten early draft of his autobiography with Begin’s comprehensive corrections, which was offered with a correspondence to the publisher, found favor with buyers, garnering $7,475. An autographed letter by Theodor Herzl realized $2,760 and an 18th-19th century manuscript by R. Ephraim Zalman Margolioth & Others dealing with Halacha and Ethics brought in $6,038 against an estimate of $800-1,200.
Making an impression on buyers in the Graphic Arts section was the catalogue cover lot, Alphonse Levy’s colored stone lithograph, Exposition d’Oeuvres d’Alphonse Levy, Paris, 1897 which made $3,450, two portraits of Shalom-Aleichem, the famed Yiddish author and humorist which brought in $1,495 against an estimate of $400-600, and a silver gelatin print by Berenice Abbott, The Jewish card-player which realized $2,875.
AUCTION 22
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Kestenbaum & Company Sells
Early Printed & Illustrated Hebrew Books,
Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art
Offered for Sale by Auction on
Tuesday 27th January, 2004
Kestenbaum & Company’s sale of Fine Judaica on January 27th offered an extensive selection of Early Printed & Hebrew Illustrated Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art including Photography and Posters.
A handsome first edition of the celebrated prayer-book Sha’ar Hashamayim with a Kabbalistic commentary by the Holy SheLa”H, Amsterdam, 1717 was the top lot in the Printed Books Section selling for $17,250 against estimate of $10,000-15,000. Other good sellers were a first edition of Samuel ben Isaac Aripol’s Sar Shalom (commentary to Shir Hashirim), Safed, 1579 that realized $12,650 and a rare pamphlet of American Judaica, Constitutions and By-Laws of the Beneficial Hebrew Society of the City of Philadelphia, 1844 that was bought for $8,338, far surpassing its estimate of $2,000-3,000.
Of particular note in the Illustrated Books Section was Bernard Picart’s Historie Generale de Ceremonies, Moeurs, et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, Amsterdam, 1733-46, which included an invaluable pictorial record of Jewish life in 18th century Holland. This striking 10-volume set sold for $8,050.
In the Manuscripts Section, former Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s “The Revolt”, a typewritten early draft of his autobiography with Begin’s comprehensive corrections, which was offered with a correspondence to the publisher, found favor with buyers, garnering $7,475. An autographed letter by Theodor Herzl realized $2,760 and an 18th-19th century manuscript by R. Ephraim Zalman Margolioth & Others dealing with Halacha and Ethics brought in $6,038 against an estimate of $800-1,200.
Making an impression on buyers in the Graphic Arts section was the catalogue cover lot, Alphonse Levy’s colored stone lithograph, Exposition d’Oeuvres d’Alphonse Levy, Paris, 1897 which made $3,450, two portraits of Shalom-Aleichem, the famed Yiddish author and humorist which brought in $1,495 against an estimate of $400-600, and a silver gelatin print by Berenice Abbott, The Jewish card-player which realized $2,875.
| Product Title | AUCTION 22 |
|---|---|
| Auction Date | Jan 26, 2004 |
| Auction Time | 1:00 |
| Departments | Judaica |
| International Price | $0.00 |
| Available for Sale | No |
| Short Description | Kestenbaum & Company Sells Offered for Sale by Auction on
A handsome first edition of the celebrated prayer-book Sha’ar Hashamayim with a Kabbalistic commentary by the Holy SheLa”H, Amsterdam, 1717 was the top lot in the Printed Books Section selling for $17,250 against estimate of $10,000-15,000. Other good sellers were a first edition of Samuel ben Isaac Aripol’s Sar Shalom (commentary to Shir Hashirim), Safed, 1579 that realized $12,650 and a rare pamphlet of American Judaica, Constitutions and By-Laws of the Beneficial Hebrew Society of the City of Philadelphia, 1844 that was bought for $8,338, far surpassing its estimate of $2,000-3,000. Of particular note in the Illustrated Books Section was Bernard Picart’s Historie Generale de Ceremonies, Moeurs, et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, Amsterdam, 1733-46, which included an invaluable pictorial record of Jewish life in 18th century Holland. This striking 10-volume set sold for $8,050. In the Manuscripts Section, former Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s “The Revolt”, a typewritten early draft of his autobiography with Begin’s comprehensive corrections, which was offered with a correspondence to the publisher, found favor with buyers, garnering $7,475. An autographed letter by Theodor Herzl realized $2,760 and an 18th-19th century manuscript by R. Ephraim Zalman Margolioth & Others dealing with Halacha and Ethics brought in $6,038 against an estimate of $800-1,200. Making an impression on buyers in the Graphic Arts section was the catalogue cover lot, Alphonse Levy’s colored stone lithograph, Exposition d’Oeuvres d’Alphonse Levy, Paris, 1897 which made $3,450, two portraits of Shalom-Aleichem, the famed Yiddish author and humorist which brought in $1,495 against an estimate of $400-600, and a silver gelatin print by Berenice Abbott, The Jewish card-player which realized $2,875. |
