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Auction 2 · Lot 1
GROUP OF FOUR MISCELLANEOUS BEZALEL ITEMS.
Hammer price $700
Auction 2 · June 3, 1997
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art Including Property from a Dutch Private Collector and the Late T. Nachum Gidal
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Kestenbaum & Company's second auction (360 lots) was evenly balanced between the sections of Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art. The crowded and energetic auction testified to the confidence Hebrew Book and Art collectors felt over the return to New York of a seasoned and knowledgeable professional presence at the helm of this exciting field.
The first English translation of the Hagadah (London, 1770) sold to an American telephone bidder against a European institution for $12,650.
A supremely handsome copy of the celebrated Prayer Book known as the Shelah Siddur (Amsterdam 1717) made $13,800.
Among the Manuscripts was an exquisite Marriage Contract from the union of two prominent Italian families (Mantua 1756) which reached $46,000.
Of the Ceremonial Art, an important early 18th century Italian bronze Chanukah Lamp, sold for $11,500.
Lots in this auction
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Auction 2 · Lot 2
Hinged lid with central plaquette of idyllic landscape with figure in timeless dress arm outstreched; Hebrew legend: “For Behold the Land...” Sides elegantly decorated. Marked on base. L: 44 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 3
Shaped triangular design, set on two domed supports. Decorated with agricultural scene on one side, other side inscribed with verse from Ecclesiastes 9:7, “...Eat thy Bread with Joy.”. L: 165 mm, H: 95 mm
Hammer price $800
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Auction 2 · Lot 4
Damascene-work. Rim inscribed with quotations from the Hagadah, center inscribed with word Jerusalem surrounded by geometric designs. D: 198 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 5
Decorated with appealing pastoral scenes from the Biblical lexicon. Rim inscribed “Yerushalem - Bezalel.” . D: 440 mm.
Hammer price $3,500
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Auction 2 · Lot 6
Ten-sided, upper register with scenes and motifs evocative of the Song of Songs, lower register with appropriate Hebrew verses from the Biblical text. Marked. Light wear. H: 155 mm, D: 147 mm.
Hammer price $1,600
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Auction 2 · Lot 7
Typical design with appropriate Hebrew verses. Marked. Light wear. H: 145 mm.
Hammer price $200
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Auction 2 · Lot 8
In classic Orientalist-style. Marked. 110x50 mm.
Hammer price $350
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Auction 2 · Lot 9
First: of bulbous-form, second: six-sided tapered-form; both etched with typical designs and Hebrew verses. Both marked. H: 125 and 155 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 10
Decorated with Damascene-work. Marked Bezalel (together with munitions company, Karlsruhe, 1913). H: 285 mm.
Hammer price $650
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Auction 2 · Lot 11
Square-form, hinged lid painted with scene after Stanislaus Bender. Silk-lined interior, clasp-lock. Some cracking. 195x175 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 12
cf. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel - Reshimah (1983) no. 109 (illustrated) Glazed tile depicting profile of Dr. Theodor Herzl within roundel, border with the Zionist mantra: “If you will it - it is no dream.”. Marked Keramica-Bezalel. 155x155 mm.
Hammer price $800
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Auction 2 · Lot 13
FINE BEZALEL PAINTED CERAMIC PLAQUE.
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Auction 2 · Lot 14
MINIATURE BEZALEL ILLUSTRATED ESTHER SCROLL WITHIN SILVER CASE.
Hammer price $2,500
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Auction 2 · Lot 15
Lavishly decorated with applied colored stones, central panel depicting the four principle characters of the Esther story, all on a body of scrolling grape-vines with appropriate Hebrew inscriptions. Handle marked. L: 430 mm.
Hammer price $3,800
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Auction 2 · Lot 16
Weinstein, p. 222 (illustrated) Spherical upper spice section with removable lid, set on domed base, applied filigree. Bezalel trademark plaque on stem. H: 120 mm.
Hammer price $600
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Auction 2 · Lot 17
Stylish broad U-shaped candelabrum on broad base applied with filigree. Marked below. Light wear. H: 235 mm.
Hammer price $700
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Auction 2 · Lot 18
Fine silver-mounted covers, embossed and chased with detailed scrollwork, upper cover set with colored stones, lower cover with central Bezalel marked design, Fitted with Hebrew Bible, London 1913. Lacking clasp. 80x130 mm.
Hammer price $3,000
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Auction 2 · Lot 19
Covers of dense artful filigree. Marked on clasp (cf. IMC, Bezalel p. 256, ill. 10a). 34x51 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 20
Arched backplate with stylized design, front platform with row of eight candleholders. Removable servant-light. Marked. Some wear. H: 197 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 21
Backplate with striking composition, centered by winged rampant lions flanking Menorah, appropriate Hebrew inscriptions; front platform with row of eight oil-pans. removable servant-light. Marked. H: 272 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 22
ITALIAN BRONZE CHANUKAH LAMP.
Hammer price $10,000
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Auction 2 · Lot 23
Openwork backplate surmounted by realistically chased birds, side panels supporting candle-sockets, spanned by a row of 8 oil fonts, the whole set on 4 short supports. H: 200 mm.
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Auction 2 · Lot 24