Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $575
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1. Copper medal. Obverse: portrait of Alfred Dreyfus. Reverse: portrait of Fernand Labori, Dreyfus's attorney. Diameter: 29 mm. Hook for hanging. Original ribbon. 2. Bronze medal. Obverse: portrait of August Mercier (French general who accused Dreyfus with treason), and an inscription in French. Reverse: citation from a speech delivered in the French Senate in July 1906, (French), and maker's mark: "J.Baffier". Diameter: 49 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
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Medal presented to a Jewish student in England for getting a scholarship. London, [between 1858-1870]. Obverse: wreath of leaves and the inscription: "Learning. Ennobles. Liberty (Jews' Free School)" and "Scholar". Name of student, the year 1870 and Jewish year were engraved. Reverse: Inscription: "Jews' Commemoration Scholarship Founded to Commemorate the Admission of Jews into Parliament in the Person of Baron L. De Rotschild, July 26th 1858". Baron Lionel de Rothschild was the first Jew who served as a member in the British Parliament. To commemorate the commencement of his duty in 1858, several schools and colleges started programs for granting scholarships to Jewish students. Diameter: 54 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
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Sold for: $525
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Two medals of the "Cabbage Society", a Jewish Society based in London. 1. Obverse: a cabbage and the inscription "Cabbage Society". Reverse: "Purim 1796" and a flower. Diameter: 30 mm. 2. Obverse: Impressed cabbage shape, inscription: "Cabbage Society". Reverse: "1814" within a wreath. Diameter: 40 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
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Eight medals granted to a student in a Jewish school in London, early 20th cent. 1-7. Seven medals granted to the student S. Shapiro on behalf of the London Region Council in the years 1905-1910. The medals were granted as a prize for consistent attendance in school. On one side appears a relief of King Eduard VI and on the other side the student's name and the year for which the medal was granted. 8. Medal on behalf of Jewish religious educational board. Granted to the student S. Shapiro as a prize for consistent attendance. On one side a menorah and the inscription "Ner Mitzvah VeTorah Or". Ribbon.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
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Sold for: $625
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Medal commemorating the liberation of the city of Leiden (Holland) from the Spanish siege. Holland, 1574. Cast silver. Obverse: illustration of the siege on the city of Leiden, inscription: "SIC•HISPA•A•LEYD•NOCTV•FVG" [Spanish fled Leiden] and the date of liberation: October third, 1574. Reverse: illustration from the Book of Kings – Sanherib's army (King of Asyria) fleeing Jerusalem and the inscription: "VT.SANHERIB•A•IERVSALEM 2•REG•19" [as Sanherib fled Jerusalem, Book of Kings 2, 19]. Diameter: 42 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
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Anti-Semitic medal. Cast silver. Germany, 1694. Obverse: a Jew holding a stick with a bag of corn on his back. Satan empties the bag and the inscription: "Du Korn Jude" [the Corn Jew] and "Theure Zeit" [starvation time]. Reverse: a sieve with an inscription on its rim: "Wer Korn Inhelt Dem Fluchen Die Leu The Aber Segen Komt Über Den So Es Uer Kauft". Diameter: 35 mm. This is one of the first anti-Semitic medals. Similar "Du Korn Jude" medals have been minted in Germany since late 18th cent. and through the 19th cent. The goal of these medals was to introduce Jews as responsible for rising food prices or for a period of starvation in Germany.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,250
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Nine coins of different denominations. Hungary, 13th cent. On seven coins appear Hebrew letters. It seems that the coins were minted by Jews who used to "mark" the coins by engraving the first letter of their surname. On two of the coins there are no Hebrew letters.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $500
Sold for: $10,625
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Four medals minted to commemorate Admiral Sydney Smith's success in fighting off Napoleon's army in Acre during the battle of 1799. [England, ca. 1820]. 1-2. Silver medal and bronze medal. Obverse: Admiral Sydney Smith portrait, inscription "Admiral Sir S. Smith" and maker's mark: Mudie D. Reverse: Allegorical relief – British lion defending Syrian camel against French tiger. Inscription: "Acre Defended, Bonaparte Repulsed, Syria Saved", and the date. Diameter: 40 mm. 3. Bronze medal. Obverse: Smith's portrait, inscription: "Sr. W. Sydney Smith, Captain of the Tigre of 74 Guns". Reverse: British Navy vessels (commanded by Smith) next to the shores of Acre. Inscription:" Repulsed Bonaparte in 11 Attacks, Made by him, on Acre 1799". Diameter: 40 mm. 4. Brass medal, [early 19th cent.]. Obverse: Smith's portrait and inscription: "Admiral Sir S. Smith". Reverse: Text – "Acre Defended, Bonaparte Repulsed, Syria Saved, 20 may 1799". Diameter: 25 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
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Two medals, "St. Jean D'Acre", commemorating the siege on Acre in the 12th century. Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, [ca.1840]. Silver medal and bronze medal. Re-use of the silver medal which is set in a nice frame, to be used as a broach. Bronze medal includes an original ribbon. Diameter: 30 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $200
Sold for: $625
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Two (identical) bronze medals commemorating the Grand Sanhedrin convention by Napoleon in 1807. Obverse: Napoleon's portrait and an inscription "Napoleon Emp. Et Roi" (Napoleon – Emperor and King). Reverse: Napoleon holding the Tablets of the Law. The kneeling figure symbolizes the Sanhedrin and under it an inscription "Grand Sanhedrin", and a date. Diameter: 40 mm.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $1,300
Sold for: $5,250
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Seventeen medals, souvenir of Emperor Wilhelm II visit to Eretz Israel, in 1898. 1-8. Eight medals. On the obverse: impression of the emperor's portrait. On the reverse of five medals: the Church of the Redeemer. 9-15. Seven medals. On the obverse: portraits of the Emperor and his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria. On the reverse of four medals: Church of the Redeemer. On others: an inscription in German and a woman holding two wreathes of flowers. 16. Souvenir medal. Obverse: a cross and a text in German, reverse: Church of the Redeemer. 17. Souvenir medal. Obverse: the Emperor riding a horse. Reverse: Holy Sepulcher Church.
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Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals
July 2, 2013
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,125
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Bronze medal commemorating the second Zionist congress. Paris, 1898. Obverse: the inscription: "I shall gather Israel…and bring them to their land”. Reverse: Allegorical relief - a family looking at a woman pointing to the rising sun.". See: "Jewish Tradition in Art, the Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica", item no. 764. Diameter: 62 mm.
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