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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

Auction 90 | Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

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  1. On round base with knobbed stem that attaches to octagonal wine section. Engraved with the names Dora and Georg Mosler and the Hebrew verse: “I Have Taken You for My Nation.” Height: 6.7 inches (17 cm).
    Lot 1
    GERMAN SILVER FESTIVAL GOBLET.
    c. 1907
    Est: $600 - $800
    Hammer $550
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  2. Hexagonal bowl engraved in Hebrew: “I Saved them from Slavery.” Further chased with floral and rocaille designs; set on faceted baluster stem, the whole on circular domed base with co-ordinating chasing. Marked. Height: 4.5 inches (11.4 cm).
    Lot 2
    GERMAN SILVER PASSOVER GOBLET.
    Late 18th-century
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $3,000
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  3. Of elaborate rococo design, rim engraved with lengthy Hebrew inscription from the “Bachurei Eidah” to: <<HaGaon Binyamin Tzvi Auerbach, Chief Rabbi of Halberstadt.>> Shabbos Parshath Emor, 1863. Height: 10 inches (26 cm).
    Lot 3
    LARGE GERMAN SILVER PRESENTATION GOBLET.
    19th-century
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $5,500
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  4. Rococo decorated bowl, rim with charming Hebrew inscription from the recipient’s grandmother. The Hebrew acrostic dating amounts to the year 1925. Marked. Height: 4.5 inches (11.4 cm).
    Lot 4
    POSEN SILVER SABBATH GOBLET.
    Frankfurt, early 20th-century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,000
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  5. Wide rim. Center engraved in Hebrew: “Who Separates between the Sacred and the Profane.” Marked. Diam: 10 inches (25.4 cm.
    Lot 5
    POSEN SILVER HAVDALAH PLATE.
    Frankfurt, circa 1900
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,300
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  6. An impressive silver filigree spice container of tower form.
    Lot 6
    AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PARCEL-GILT SILVER FILIGREE SPICE CONTAINER.
    Germany / Galicia, mid-18th century
    Est: $150,000 - $250,000
    Hammer $150,000
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  7. Of tower form, the square container fitted with hinged door, above which is a clock-face with moveable clock-hand.
    Lot 7
    GERMAN SILVER SPICE-TOWER.
    circa 1800
    Est: $6,000 - $9,000
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  8. Marked “MS” at top. Length: 10.5 inches (27 cm).
    Lot 8
    IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH POINTER BY MATHAEUS STÄDLEIN.
    Nuremberg, c.1730
    Est: $10,000 - $15,000
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  9. Elaborately carved, containing three moveable spheres. Length: 9.5 inches (24 cm).
    Lot 9
    BOHEMIAN CARVED WOODEN TORAH POINTER.
    19th century
    Est: $1,500 - $2,500
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  10. Hand chased with swirling borders, Solomonic pillars and checkerboard design. Affixed with the Decalogue, lions, a crown and plaque holder. Hebrew inscription: “Israel, son of Meshullam, 1869.” 11.7 x 10.3 inches (29 x 26 cm.
    Lot 10
    LARGE GERMAN SILVER TORAH SHIELD.
    Berlin, c. 1860
    Est: $1,500 - $2,500
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  11. Crafted by Barker Brothers. Hand cut and engraved in bright cut design. Finely engraved with the Decalogue in Hebrew. Lower portion with four-line memorial dedication to the Wolverhampton Synagogue. 9 x 6.5 inches (22.8 x 16.5 cm).
    Lot 11
    ENGLISH SILVER TORAH SHIELD.
    Birmingham, 1898
    Est: $2,500 - $3,500
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  12. Uniformly set on large round bases with circular midsections. Upper portions bulbous. Fitted with bells, each topped with a Star-of-David. Height: 15.2 inches (36.6 cm).
    Lot 12
    PAIR OF LARGE SILVER TORAH FINIALS.
    20th-century
    Est: $700 - $1,000
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  13. Ner Tamid. Urn form. With serpent arms suspended by chains. Engraved in Hebrew “Burial Society, Yarmouth.” 12 x 8.7 inches (30.5 x 21 cm).
    Lot 13
    ENGLISH SILVER-PLATED HANGING SYNAGOGUE LAMP.
    c. 1900
    Est: $600 - $800
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  14. Of filigree with basket-weave borders, quadruple-tiered crown and spire. Fitted with complete <<manuscript Hebrew scroll of Esther>> composed on vellum. Length: 16 inches (40.6 cm).
    Lot 14
    OTTOMAN SILVER-GILT ESTHER SCROLL CASE.
    Izmir(?), 19th-century
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $9,500
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  15. Decorated on two sides with the Decalogue, swags, God’s name and other Jewish iconographic decorative elements. 5.7 inches (14.5 cm).
    Lot 15
    ITALIAN SILVER AMULET.
    19th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $900
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  16. Crafted by M. Charlop. Rectangular base with eight oil holders. Backplate chased in royal design featuring Menorah at center. The whole set on four decorative feet. Signed. 9.5 x 7 inches (24 x 18 cm).
    Lot 16
    POLISH SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Warsaw, c. 1880
    Est: $700 - $1,000
    Hammer $1,400
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  17. Backplate decorated with lions, flowers with urn at center. Fitted with row of eight oil receptacles with spouts; twin candle-holders at sides. Set on four leg supports. 10.5 x 9 inches (26.5 x 23 cm).
    Lot 17
    POLISH HEAVY BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Early 20th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  18. Hand-chased. Fully marked. 4 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches 10 x 14 x 4 cm).
    Lot 18
    BEZALEL BRASS & COPPER VANITY BOX.
    Jerusalem, c. 1915
    Est: $3,000 - $4,000
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  19. Fully marked. Engraved “Shabbath Kodesh.” Height: 3 inches (8 cm); Diam: 4.3 inches (11 cm).
    Lot 19
    BEZALEL SILVER SABBATH SCONCE.
    Jerusalem, c. 1920
    Est: $4,000 - $6,000
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  20. Biblical scenes. One featuring Rebecca at the well; second featuring Jacob and Rachel, with respective captions in Hebrew. Each set against stylized filigree. Each fitted with pin on reverse. Marked. Diam: 1.5 inches (4.2 cm).
    Lot 20
    TWO BEZALEL SILVER BROOCHES.
    Est: $400 - $600
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  21. Set on circular base. Detachable drip-pans. Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm).
    Lot 21
    PAIR OF CONTINENTAL SILVER-PLATED SABBATH CANDLESTICKS.
    Early 20th-century
    Est: $400 - $600
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  22. Of tapering form set on stepped circular base. One slightly dented. Height: 10.5 inches (26.6 cm).
    Lot 22
    PAIR OF CONTINENTAL SILVER-PLATED SABBATH CANDLESTICKS.
    Early 20th-century
    Est: $400 - $600
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  23. Cylindrical, off-white glazed ceramic stein with a bas-relief design with red-brown and gray coloring, curved handle with geometric decoration, lid with pewter rim, flat ceramic disc inlay, pewter thumblift and pewter mountings.
    Lot 23
    ANTISEMITIC CERAMIC GERMAN BEER-STEIN.
    c. 1890
    Est: $4,000 - $5,000
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  24. A presentation gift for Rev. D.W. Marks.
    Lot 24
    A MOST UNUSUAL HEBREW DECORATED NAUTILUS SHELL.
    England, c. 1900
    Est: $3,000 - $4,000
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  25. Large, two sided, hand embroidered silk banner. Text in Yiddish and English surrounded by flowers. “Made by Garechtman’s.” Tears in two spots on the edge (unaffecting signage). 30 x 52 inches (76 x.133 cm).
    Lot 25
    AMERICAN LANDSMANSCHAFT BANNER.
    (New York), 1907
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
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  26. Portrait of a Hassidic Rabbi.
    Lot 26
    KAUFMANN, ISIDOR.
     Portrait of a Hassidic Rabbi.
    (Austro-Hungarian, 1853-1921)
    Est: $100,000 - $150,000
    Hammer $100,000
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  27. Half-length portrait of a Bearded Rabbi.
    Lot 27
    GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT.
     Half-length portrait of a Bearded Rabbi.
    Dutch, (1621-74)
    Est: $20,000 - $30,000
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  28. Jewish Scholars.
    Lot 28
    WERNER, BERND.
     Jewish Scholars.
    Austrian, c. 1900
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,000
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  29. Moses and the Tablets of the Law.
    Lot 29
    CHAGALL, MARC.
     Moses and the Tablets of the Law.
    (1963)
    Est: $10,000 - $15,000
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  30. Group of <<eleven>> Israel First-Day Cover stamps, all (but one) designed by Chagall. <<Each boldly signed in charcoal by Chagall.>>
    Lot 30
    CHAGALL, MARC.
     Group of <<eleven>> Israel First-Day Cover stamps, all (but one) designed by Chagall. <<Each boldly signed in charcoal by Chagall.>> 1949 - 73
    Israel
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  31. Complete sheet of French postage stamps, depicting Chagall’s iconic painting of two lovers.
    Lot 31
    CHAGALL, MARC.
     Complete sheet of French postage stamps, depicting Chagall’s iconic painting of two lovers.
    Paris
    Est: $300 - $500
    Hammer $450
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  32. Jerusalem Windows Medallions. Issued by the Israeli Commemorative Society.
    Lot 32
    CHAGALL, MARC.
     Jerusalem Windows Medallions. Issued by the Israeli Commemorative Society.
    Canada
    Est: $700 - $1,000
    Hammer $850
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  33. Group of c. 29 engravings (few lithographs): Jewish genre; portrait; Palestine scenes; landscapes.
    Lot 33
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     Group of c. 29 engravings (few lithographs): Jewish genre; portrait; Palestine scenes; landscapes.
    Est: $1,500 - $2,500
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  34. <<Rabbi Akiva Eger.>>
    Lot 34
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     <<Rabbi Akiva Eger.>>
    circa 1930.
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $750
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  35. Head of a Jewish Beggar: Study.
    Lot 35
    KRAMER, JACOB.
     Head of a Jewish Beggar: Study.
    London, 1915
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  36. “Save the Rosenbergs Rally.”
    Lot 36
    (JUDITH & ETHEL ROSENBERG).
     “Save the Rosenbergs Rally.”
    c. 1953
    Est: $800 - $1,200
    Hammer $700
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  37. Musée des Horreurs. Number 6 (of 51) by V. Lenepveu.
    Lot 37
    (DREYFUS AFFAIR).
     Musée des Horreurs. Number 6 (of 51) by V. Lenepveu.
    Paris, 1899-1900
    Est: $400 - $600
    Hammer $600
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  38. “Share, Jewish Relief Campaign.” Large allegorical figure of America offering her bounty to a destitute Jewish family. Skyline of New York City including the Statue of Liberty in the background beneath an optimistic orange and yellow sky.
    Lot 38
    (WORLD WAR I).
     “Share, Jewish Relief Campaign.” Large allegorical figure of America offering her bounty to a destitute Jewish family. Skyline of New York City including the Statue of Liberty in the background beneath an optimistic orange and yellow sky.
    Brooklyn, NY, Sackett & Wilhelms Corporation, c. 1915
    Est: $3,000 - $4,000
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  39. Passover.
    Lot 39
    BASKIN, LEONARD.
     Passover.
    1960
    Est: $500 - $700
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  40. Ezekiel.
    Lot 40
    BASKIN, LEONARD.
     Ezekiel.
    n.d
    Est: $300 - $500
    Hammer $350
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  41. State of Israel.
    Lot 41
    SZYK, ARTHUR.
     State of Israel.
    New Canaan, 1948
    Est: $400 - $600
    Hammer $600
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  42. <<ROMAN VISHNIAC.>> “The Boycott Changed Peddlers Into Beggars”
    Lot 42
    (PHOTOGRAPHY).
     <<ROMAN VISHNIAC.>> “The Boycott Changed Peddlers Into Beggars”
    1938 (printed 1970’s)
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  43. <<BONFILS, FELIX.>> “Jerusalem, Mur des Juifs en Vendredi - The Jews Wailing Place, a Friday.”
    Lot 43
    (PHOTOGRAPHY).
     <<BONFILS, FELIX.>> “Jerusalem, Mur des Juifs en Vendredi - The Jews Wailing Place, a Friday.”
    c. 1880
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  44. <<BONFILS, FELIX.>> Jerusalem, Mur ou les Juifs vont pleurer [“Jerusalem, Wall Where the Jews Go to Cry.”]
    Lot 44
    (PHOTOGRAPHY).
     <<BONFILS, FELIX.>> Jerusalem, Mur ou les Juifs vont pleurer [“Jerusalem, Wall Where the Jews Go to Cry.”]
    c. 1880
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  45. Lucien Vogel (Ed.) Témoignages de notre Temps - Les Juifs [“Witness to our Time - The Jews.”]
    Lot 45
    (PHOTOGRAPHY).
     Lucien Vogel (Ed.) Témoignages de notre Temps - Les Juifs [“Witness to our Time - The Jews.”]
    Paris
    Est: $300 - $500
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  46. Notable collection of bookplates belonging to Jewish personalities and institutional collections.
    Lot 46
    (BOOKPLATES).
     Notable collection of bookplates belonging to Jewish personalities and institutional collections.
    1900-60.
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  47. Hierosolyma Urbs Sancta, Iudeae, Totiusque Orientis Longe Clarissima.
    Lot 47
    BRACHEL, PETER VON.
     Hierosolyma Urbs Sancta, Iudeae, Totiusque Orientis Longe Clarissima.
    Cologne, 1575
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,000
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  48. Tabula Asiae IIII.
    Lot 48
    (PTOLEMY).
     Tabula Asiae IIII.
    First edition 1522 (or later)
    Est: $500 - $700
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  49. Hierosolyma, Templum Salomois [“Solomon’s Temple, Jerusalem”].
    Lot 49
    SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.
     Hierosolyma, Templum Salomois [“Solomon’s Temple, Jerusalem”].
    Nuremberg, first edition 1493 (or later)
    Est: $400 - $600
    Hammer $350
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  50. Canaan. Copperplate map.
    Lot 50
    SPEEDE, JOHN & JOHN MORE.
     Canaan. Copperplate map.
    London, first edition 1611 (or later)
    Est: $300 - $500
    Hammer $400
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