Auction 84 · Lot 62
Group of texts and portraits from a celebrated Rabbinic lineage:
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $1,100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
ETTLINGER, JACOB / MARCUS HOROVITZ)
Description
* Marcus Horovitz. Sefer Mateh Levi. pp. 68. Brittle, encapsulated. Vienna, 1891.
* Aus Dem Stammbaum der Familien Ettlinger-Freimann-Horovitz [“From the Family Tree of the Ettlinger-Freimann-Horovitz Family.”] 1925. (Two copies).
* Festschrift für Aron Freimann. Berlin, 1935.
* Isaac Heinemann. Marcus Horovitz. Offprint. (Two copies).
* Engraved portrait of Ettlinger. 9.5 x 13 inches. Framed.
* Bronze portrait of Horovitz. 7 x 9 inches. Framed.
summary
Jacob Ettlinger (1798-1871) was the author of the Aruch LaNer and a leader of Orthodox Judaism. Markus Horovitz (1844-1910), author of the Mateh Levi, was his son-in-law. Prof. Aron Freimann (1871-1948) was Ettlinger’s maternal grandson.
Provenance: Consigned by a direct family descendant.