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An unusual volume containing nearly 100 wax seals of which, c. 40 are attributable to Jews.

Auction 63 · Lot 227

An unusual volume containing nearly 100 wax seals of which, c. 40 are attributable to Jews.

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$1,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(WAX SEALS).

Place

Compiled in England.

Publication

19th century

summary

Important seals of Jews include: Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenberg (author of HaKesav V’HaKabalah and Siddur Iyun Tefillah). * Nissim Bak (Jerusalem printer). * Uri Schraga Toibish (Rosh Beth Din of Jassy). * Shmuel Heller (Rabbi of Safed). * Yeshaya Bardaki (disciple of the Talmidei HaGr”a). * Moshe Leib Litch-Rosenbaum (Dayan of Pressburg). * David Sassoon and Company, Bombay. * Abraham Corcos, Mogador (Moroccan-Jewish merchant and friend of Moses Montefiore). Additional list of seal holder’s names available upon request.
ff. (18). Contemporary wrappers. 8vo.
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