Auction 19 · Lot 94
(HOLLAND).
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $1,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
v.p.
Place
Amsterdam
Publication
1815
Description
Hanhagoth Beith Ha’knesseth de K”K Aschkenazim Be’Amsterdam [Synagoguge regulations for the Aschkenazic Synagogue in Amsterdam]. Title within typographical border. pp. 30. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 2437]. Amsterdam, Jochanan Levi Rophe and Son, 1815. * Reglementen Voor de Nederlandsche Israelitsche Hoofd-Synagoge Te Amsterdam [Synagogue regulations]. Text in Dutch. pp. 63. Amsterdam, Joachim van Embden, 1815. * Reglement van Orde Voor de Vergadering van Parnassijns der Nederlandsche Israëlitische Hoofd-Sijnagoge te Amsterdam [Regulations for the Parnassim]. Text in Dutch. pp. 39. Amsterdam, Joachim van Embden, 1815
summary
The banker, Jacob Mayer Jacobson (1807-1876), was a seventh generation descendant of Rabbi Uri Ha’levi Aschkenazi, the first Chief Rabbi of the Sephardim. The Jacobson family, who adopted the family name under Napoleon’s reign, was one of the noblest among Dutch Jewry. See M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1971) p. 388 (illus).
Trace foxed in places. Contemporary gilt-tooled chestnut mottled calf, with green ribbon ties. 8vo
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