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Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

AUCTION 68 | Thursday, April 07th, 2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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  1. UKRAINIAN SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 1
    c. 1850
    Est: $20,000 - $30,000
    Hammer $35,000
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  2. ITALIAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 2
    18th century
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $7,500
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  3. PETITE ITALIAN BRONZE CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 3
    16th century
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $18,000
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  4. GERMAN / POLISH (?) SILVER CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 4
    Mid-19th century
    Est: $4,000 - $6,000
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  5. Scalloped sheet-brass backplate pierced with rampant animal figures flanking shield embossed and tooled with floral and grape motifs, punch-beaded border. Traces of gilding. Cast row of oil fonts attached over drip-pan. 10 x 9.75 inches.
    Lot 5
    DUTCH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    18th century
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $2,500
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  6. GREEK BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 6
    Salonika, 19th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  7. Glazed, arched backplate with vase and flowers painted over relief, servant light attached above. Row of oil fonts at base. Evidence of repairs. 8.5 x 6 inches.
    Lot 7
    UKRAINIAN CERAMIC CHANUKAH LAMP.
    19th century
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $2,500
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  8. HEAVY POLISH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 8
    19th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  9. Triangular, openwork backplate with arched ribs, framed by stylized acanthus leaves and depicting the Greek mythology of the Judgment of Paris. Fronted by row of oil fonts and surmounted by suspension ring. 8.25 x 7.75 inches.
    Lot 9
    BRONZE CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  10. NORTH AFRICAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 10
    19th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  11. NORTH AFRICAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 11
    19th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $900
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  12. Cast rectangular backplate with openwork tendrils flanked by two pheasants and surmounted by suspension ring. Below, attached row of eight oil receptacles. 4.5 x 4.75 inches.
    Lot 12
    PETITE ITALIAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    19th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,200
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  13. NORTH AFRICAN BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 13
    19th century
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,000
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  14. HEAVY POLISH BRASS CHANUKAH LAMP.
    Lot 14
    19th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $6,000
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  15. TALL SILVER AND BRASS MICHAEL ENDE MENORAH.
    Lot 15
    Jerusalem
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $4,000
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  16. SUITE OF AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SYNAGOGUE PLATES.
    Lot 16
    New York, 1954
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  17. TALL DUTCH WOODEN TORAH ARK.
    Lot 17
    c. 1740
    Est: $15,000 - $25,000
    Hammer $16,000
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  18. CZECHOSLOVAKIAN SILVER CHARITY CONTAINER.
    Lot 18
    Kolozsvar (Cluj / Klausenburg), 1810
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $4,500
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  19. GERMAN IRON-MOUNTED WOOD CHARITY CONTAINER.
    Lot 19
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $4,500
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  20. HUNGARIAN WOODEN CHARITY BOX.
    Lot 20
    Inscribed 1863
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  21. Tankard-shaped, with hinged lid and raised coin slot atop. Chased with shell-ornament hasp lock, bearing large Hebrew applique: “Charity.” Marked. Height: 6.5 inches; Diameter excluding handle: 3 inches.
    Lot 21
    PETITE CONTINENTAL PEWTER CHARITY CONTAINER.
    Late 18th century
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  22. RUSSIAN SILVER CHARITY CONTAINER.
    Lot 22
    Moscow, 1855
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  23. Angular-shaped “Art Deco” faceted charity container with substantial handles, bearing Hebrew and German: “Judischer National Fonds” and “Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael” seperated by large Star-of-David. 7.75 x 5.5 x 3 inches.
    Lot 23
    HEAVY GERMAN BRASS CHARITY BOX.
    20th-century
    Est: $1,500 - $2,000
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  24. Rectangular box with hinged lid bearing Hebrew inscription: Tzedakah Gedolah Be’ad Tikun Sophrim.” Coin-slot, clasp lock and handle on lid. 4 x 6.5 x 4.75 inches.
    Lot 24
    HUNGARIAN BRASS CHARITY CONTAINER.
    18th century
    Est: $1,500 - $2,000
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  25. Tankard-shaped, with hinged lid and raised coin slot atop. Central plaque bearing Hebrew inscription: “Charity: The Synagogue Agudath Achim U’Gemeluth Hasodim Nusach Ha-Ari. Old Castle Street.” Height: 8.5 inches; Diameter excluding handle: 5.5 inches.
    Lot 25
    ENGLISH TIN, BRASS, AND COPPER CHARITY CONTAINER.
    19th century
    Est: $1,500 - $2,000
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  26. COPPER TOMB OF RACHEL CHARITY BOX.
    Lot 26
    20th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $900
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  27. ENGLISH CAST-IRON CHARITY BOX.
    Lot 27
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  28. Rectangular form, with coin-slot set atop hinged lid, engraved in Hungarian “Jewish Hospital” and in Yiddish “Hospital.” Sides fitted with strap brackets; and stepped base. 9.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 inches.
    Lot 28
    LARGE HUNGARIAN BRASS CHARITY BOX.
    19th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,300
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  29. Tankard-shaped, with hinged lid and raised coin slot atop. Simple, striated design bearing Hebrew inscription: “Belonging to The Benevolent Society for Orphans and the Poor, Schoettland.” Height: 5 inches; Diameter excluding handle: 3.5 inches.
    Lot 29
    CONTINENTAL CHARITY CONTAINER.
    Schoettland (?)
    Est: $600 - $900
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  30. Of house-form, with coin-slot set atop gabled roof, hinged door with hasp along side; front brass element engraved in Hebrew “Society for Comforting Mourners, Pressburg.” With handle. 7.75 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches.
    Lot 30
    CZECHOSLAVAKIAN BRASS AND TIN CHARITY BOX.
    19th century
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $2,750
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  31. Shallow bowl with shell-topped finger hook bearing engraved Hebrew inscription: “A memorial to the refined Lady, Chana daughter of Mattel Goldfarb, from her son, [5]697 (1937).” Additional Hebrew inscription along interior: “Charity.” Diameter: 5 inches.
    Lot 31
    GERMAN ALPACA SILVER CHARITY BOWL.
    Inscribed 1937
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $950
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  32. Tea bowl with soldered finger-hook and rectangular collar slot. Accompanied by two silver-plate plaques engraved “Ladies’ Fund” and “Aid for New Mothers.” Diameter: 5 inches.
    Lot 32
    AMERICAN(?) SILVER-PLATE CHARITY BOWL.
    20th century
    Est: $600 - $900
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  33. LAND OF ISRAEL(?) BRONZED METAL CHARITY PLATE.
    Lot 33
    19th century
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
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  34. ROMANIAN SILVER-PLATE CHARITY DISH.
    Lot 34
    Inscribed 1825
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,200
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  35. Painted plate with Hebrew rubric in black: “Charity for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness” and along wide rim: “if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy” (Psalms 137:6). Diameter: 9 inches.
    Lot 35
    CONTINENTAL PAINTED TIN CHARITY PLATE.
    Early 20th century
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  36. Painted plate with Hebrew inscription along wide rim: “Belonging to the Burial & Benevolent Society, the year [5]599 (1839).” Diameter: 9 inches.
    Lot 36
    BOHEMIAN(?) ENAMELED IRON CHARITY PLATE.
    Inscribed 1839
    Est: $800 - $1,200
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  37. LARGE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN SILVER, PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND WOODEN TORAH SHIELD.
    Lot 37
    Odessa, 1868
    Est: $7,000 - $9,000
    Hammer $6,000
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  38. POLISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND GEM TORAH SHIELD.
    Lot 38
    Lvov(?), inscribed 1754
    Est: $10,000 - $15,000
    Hammer $30,000
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  39. Openwork, engraved scalloped-top crown top from which hangs a large baluster element and seven-channel oil reservoir and matching, semi-circular drip bowl beneath. Further hung with large flower-bud pendant. Height: 34 inches.
    Lot 39
    DUTCH BRASS SABBATH HANGING LAMP.
    19th century
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $2,500
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  40. ITALIAN SILVER SABBATH HANGING LAMP.
    Lot 40
    Venice, c. 1770
    Est: $30,000 - $50,000
    Hammer $70,000
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  41. MICHAEL ENDE SILVER AND BRASS FAMILY KIDDUSH GOBLET.
    Lot 41
    Jerusalem, 1988
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  42. Engraved with three architectural Holy Land scenes, each captioned in Hebrew: Western Wall, Cave of the Patriarchs and Tombs of the House of King David. Marked. Height: 2.5 inches.
    Lot 42
    SAFED-STYLE SILVER KIDDUSH BEAKER.
    19th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  43. Gothic inspired square-form spice tower, with pointed arch and pierced quatrefoil-headed arcade along each of four sides, topped with pennant. All supported on knob stem and squared, stepped base. Marked: Vasily Peretrutov. Height: 6.5 inches.
    Lot 43
    RUSSIAN SILVER SPICE TOWER.
    1827
    Est: $2,500 - $3,500
    Hammer $2,500
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  44. POLISH SILVER FILIGREE SPICE TOWER.
    Lot 44
    Cracow, c. 1920
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $550
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  45. GERMAN SILVER SPICE CONTAINER.
    Lot 45
    Augsburg, 1747-49
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $8,500
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  46. Of classic, baluster shape with grape leaf motif, set on square base. Marked: A. Goldman. Height: 11.5 inches.
    Lot 46
    PAIR OF RUSSIAN-POLISH SILVER SABBATH CANDLESTICKS.
    c. 1850
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
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  47. HEAVY DAMASCENE PRESENTATION TRAY.
    Lot 47
    Early 20th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,500
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  48. TURKISH SILVER-PLATED BRIDAL TRAY.
    Lot 48
    Early 20th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  49. LARGE GERMAN PEWTER PASSOVER PLATE.
    Lot 49
    Early 18th century
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $7,000
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  50. Painted in multi-colored floral and foliate motif with appropriate Hebrew text identifying the various symbolic foods used at the Passover Seder. Diameter: 14.5 inches.
    Lot 50
    CONTINENTAL FAIENCE PASSOVER PLATE.
    19th century
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,100
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