Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,000
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Circumcision knife, with a sculpted ivory handle. [Europe, turn of the 19th and 20th centuries]. On the handle is a dedication: “Sent to the Husiatyn Rebbe, from me Ya’akov son of Breina”. Apparently, the knife was given as a gift to one of the Husiatyn Rebbes, probably to Rebbe Yisrael Freidman of Husiatyn (but possibly it was given to his father Rebbe Mordechai Shraga Feibush Freidman of Husiatyn, son of Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, in his senior years). Rebbe Yisrael Freidman of Husiatyn (1858-1949, Encyclopedia L’Chassidut Vol. 2, pp. 561-562), the eldest Ruzhin Rebbe, named after his grandfather, the forefather of the dynasty, Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin. In 1894, after his father’s death, he was appointed Rebbe of Husiatyn and his father’s followers, thousands of Chassidim, accepted his authority. In his late years, he moved to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel Aviv wherein he set up his court. Length: 19 cm. Good condition. Crack in the ivory handle.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $9,375
Including buyer's premium
Set of circumcision utensils, in an elaborate filigree box. [England? Ca. 1930]. Circumcision utensils, in an elaborate case-like box. All of the box (including the lower part and legs) is made in delicate and fine filigree craftsmanship. In the center of the cover appears an additional silver decoration, shaped as a flower. Two handles on both sides. The box closes with a clasp and a lock (with original key; lock is out of order). Found within the box, which is divided into two compartments separated by a fine fabric cushion, are a small silver box, a circumcision knife (pocketknife, very sharp) and a guard. The scissors and the probe are missing. Contained within an additional box, matching, made of leather covered cardboard, covered with purple velvet on the inside (slightly damaged). Enclosed is a postcard sent to the collector David Solomon Sassoon with the box, in 1931. Height: 8.5 cm, length: 9 cm, width: 14.5 cm. Overall good condition. Damages to locking mechanism and some bends to decorations of clasp. One chain connecting the lid to the box is detached.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
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Silver Kiddush goblet. [Eastern-Europe, before the Holocaust]. Etched on the goblet is a cartouche flanked by flowering branches enclosing an inscription: “Gift for a ‘Derasha Geshenk’ from his mechutan R’ Yitzchak Weidenfeld’. Given as a gift (Doron Drasha) from Rabbi Yitzchak Weidenfeld (born 1874; Otzar HaRabbanim 10618), eldest son of the author of Kochav M’Ya’akov, Rabbi Ya’akov Weidenfeld, and his successor in the Grzymałów rabbinate. Brother of the Tshebin Rebbe and of Rabbi Nachum Av Beit Din of Dumbrava. During World War II, he was very active on behalf of the refugees who fled to his city and for a whole year he sat in prison due to false espionage charges. He perished in the Holocaust together with his family. Height of goblet: 7 cm. Circumference: 5.5 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,250
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Marriage ring. [Central Europe, turn of the 19th-20th century?]. 14 Kt. Gold. The ring is surmounted by a square structure. Two spires on both sides with some red gemstones set on top. An engraved inscription on the inside of the ring reads “Mazal Tov”. Height: 3.5 cm, diameter: 2.3 cm.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $6,250
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Marriage ring. [Central Europe, early 20th century?]. Gold, 18Kt. The ring is surmounted by a two-story structure, with roofing tiles. The ring is ornamented with floral designs. An inscription on the inside reads “מט” [Mazal Tov]. Height: 5.7 cm, diameter: 2.7 cm.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,000
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Marriage ring. [Central Europe, 19th century?]. Silver (not marked). The ring is surmounted by a square structure with four stylized windows, topped with a sharp spire, topped with a ball. Engraved on the ring is an inscription: “Mazal Tov”. Height: 9 cm, diameter: 2.3 cm.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Three marriage rings. [Central Europe, 20th century?]. 1. Ring, 14 Kt. Gold. Surmounted by a delicate structure with an attic and four pillars in its four corners. Letters are cut, stylized, creating the inscription “Mazal Tov”. Height: 4 cm, diameter: 2.5 cm. Structure is detached. 2. Ring, silver (marked), gilt. Square structure with an attic, with roofing tiles. Structure is surrounded by miniature balls. The inscription “Mazal Tov” is inscribed in fine characters. Height: 4 cm, diameter: 2.8 cm. 3. Ring, silver (not marked), gilt. Ring is surmounted by a large structure, with balconies and a balcony-tower. Embossed on the ring is the inscription “Mazal Tov”. Height: 5 cm, diameter: 2.8 cm.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Two pocket watches with a white enamel dial, with Hebrew numerals. [Late 19th / early 20th century]. Rear cover of one watch is decorated with a repoussé image of Moses holding the Tablets of the Law. General size: 6.5X5 cm. Fair condition. Breaks and bends to dial (undamaged mechanism); break to glass of other watch (probably, damaged mechanism).
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,500
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Ornate trowel. Dublin, Ireland, 1892. Silver (marked); ivory handle. Ornate trowel inscribed in English and adorned with a vegetal pattern. Presented to John D. Rosenthal on behalf of the Dublin Hebrew Congregation in commemoration of the cornerstone ceremony for a new synagogue (Adelaide Road) on November 13, 1892 [5653]. Later, due to absence of worshipers, the synagogue building was sold. Rosenthal was an attorney and vice president of the Jewish congregation. Immigration of Jews to Ireland started in the early 1880s. In 2006 about 1930 Jews lived in Ireland. Length: 35 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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Gragger. [Pressburg (Bratislava), early 20th century]. Carved wood; paint.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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Two Papier-mâché boxes with illustrations depicting Jewish scenes. [Germany, 19th century]. 1. Rectangular box. Illustration of a father hitting his son with a stick; next to them stands the mother holding a baby. An inscription below the illustration reads: “Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope” (Hebrew) (Proverbs 19:18). Length: 8 cm, width: 12 cm, height: 2.5 cm. Good condition. Some damages. 2. Small box, round. Illustration of a woman lighting Shabbat candles in a lamp hanging above a dinner table. Diameter: 5 cm, height: 2 cm. Good condition. Some damages. Cracks.
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Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
January 20, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,625
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Havdalah plate. Czechoslovakia / Germany, 1928. Porcelain with printing in gold and in other colors, maker’s mark on the reverse. A fine illustration in the center of the plate depicts a domed Torah ark surrounded by an inscription in German and in Yiddish. Three stairs lead to the ark, covered with floral cloth matching the Torah ark curtain, with a red carpet in the center. On both sides of the ark, on brown pillars, stand two yellow Hanukkah lamps, with burning candles. The Torah ark features two dark brown pillars and a yellow dome with a wave-like ornamentation. On top of the dome – Tablets of the Law inscribed with the Ten Commandments in Hebrew (faulty) and two small Stars of David. The ark has a parochet (curtain) with a floral pattern and a matching kaporet (cover). Above the cover appears the inscription in Hebrew: “Know before whom you stand”. In the center of the Torah ark curtain appears a rectangle with a torah crown and the letters ‘ כ and ‘ ט and two hands with spread fingers - a depiction of the priestly benediction gesture. An inscription in gold, in German: “Zum 40 jahr jubiläum Des Klaus-Chors” [for the fortieth anniversary of Klaus-Chorus] and below it: “1888-1928”. On top, a Star of David and the common blessing “gut vokh und gut yor” [Yiddish: a good week and a good year]. Diameter: 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Worn letters and worn golden ornamentations.
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