Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $900
Unsold
Torah pointer. Austro-Hungary, [late 19th century].
Silver (marked), cast and engraved; gilding remnants.
Part of the handle is cylindrical and plain and part is decorated with tiny balls and straight and curved slots. Dedication: "[this donation] the girl Miriam Bat Finkel" (Hebrew). At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 29.5 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), cast and engraved; gilding remnants.
Part of the handle is cylindrical and plain and part is decorated with tiny balls and straight and curved slots. Dedication: "[this donation] the girl Miriam Bat Finkel" (Hebrew). At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 29.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Torah pointer. Austro-Hungary, late 19th or early 20th century.
Silver (marked), cast, engraved and embossed.
Decorated with a spiraling vegetal motif. At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 28.5 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), cast, engraved and embossed.
Decorated with a spiraling vegetal motif. At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 28.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Torah pointer. Austro-Hungary, late 19th century or early 20th century.
Cast, engraved and embossed silver.
Decorated with vegetal motifs and medallions with flowers. At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 28.5 cm. Good condition.
Cast, engraved and embossed silver.
Decorated with vegetal motifs and medallions with flowers. At the tip of the pointer are a ring and a chain.
Length: 28.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Torah pointer. Holland, 19th century.
Silver (marked, maker's mark: LN?), cast.
Octagonal handle narrowing towards the cuff. A flattened ball in the center, the palm is clenched and the pointing finger is slightly bent. The pointer ends with a suspension hook.
Length (including hook): 30.5 cm. Pinhole at upper end.
Silver (marked, maker's mark: LN?), cast.
Octagonal handle narrowing towards the cuff. A flattened ball in the center, the palm is clenched and the pointing finger is slightly bent. The pointer ends with a suspension hook.
Length (including hook): 30.5 cm. Pinhole at upper end.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Case for Song of Songs scroll. [Probably Europe, late 19th or early 20th century].
Cast brass; engraved sheet copper; gemstones.
Unique miniature book-shaped case, specially made to hold the Song of Songs scroll. Consists of a copper box engraved with the inscription "The Song of Songs scroll, which is Solomon's, son of David King of Israel" (Hebrew). The box has a slot for inserting the scroll, and a roller with floral decorations on its tip. The box is inserted in a bookbinding-like cover that can be closed with a clasp and is decorated with two gemstones.
Length: 8 cm, width: 6 cm. Good overall condition. Protruding hinges. Signs of soldering.
Cast brass; engraved sheet copper; gemstones.
Unique miniature book-shaped case, specially made to hold the Song of Songs scroll. Consists of a copper box engraved with the inscription "The Song of Songs scroll, which is Solomon's, son of David King of Israel" (Hebrew). The box has a slot for inserting the scroll, and a roller with floral decorations on its tip. The box is inserted in a bookbinding-like cover that can be closed with a clasp and is decorated with two gemstones.
Length: 8 cm, width: 6 cm. Good overall condition. Protruding hinges. Signs of soldering.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Esther Scroll. [Central Poland, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on thin vellum; filigree silver.
"Hamelech" scroll (most columns open with the word "Hamelech"), with special serifs decorating the word "Hamelech". Fine scribal script, with serifs (tagim), 28 lines per column, on thin vellum membranes of good quality.
Rolled in a silver case adorned with filigree craftsmanship.
Height of vellum: 9.5 cm, height of case: 18 cm. Scroll in good condition; tear and some stains at the beginning of first membrane. Some breaks and bends to case, with damage to filigree, making it somewhat difficult to roll the scroll into and out of the case.
Ink on thin vellum; filigree silver.
"Hamelech" scroll (most columns open with the word "Hamelech"), with special serifs decorating the word "Hamelech". Fine scribal script, with serifs (tagim), 28 lines per column, on thin vellum membranes of good quality.
Rolled in a silver case adorned with filigree craftsmanship.
Height of vellum: 9.5 cm, height of case: 18 cm. Scroll in good condition; tear and some stains at the beginning of first membrane. Some breaks and bends to case, with damage to filigree, making it somewhat difficult to roll the scroll into and out of the case.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Esther Scroll in a silver case. [Europe? First half of the 20th century].
Ink on vellum; silver (unmarked), cast, repoussé and embossed.
Esther scroll, inscribed in square, Yemenite script (not scribal writing), 15-16 lines per column. Inserted in silver cylindrical case, decorated with square and oblong shields and vegetal and geometric motifs. Rolled on a long handle with a bud-shaped tip.
Handle length: 38 cm, vellum height: about 9.5 cm. Creases, stains and wear to scroll.
Ink on vellum; silver (unmarked), cast, repoussé and embossed.
Esther scroll, inscribed in square, Yemenite script (not scribal writing), 15-16 lines per column. Inserted in silver cylindrical case, decorated with square and oblong shields and vegetal and geometric motifs. Rolled on a long handle with a bud-shaped tip.
Handle length: 38 cm, vellum height: about 9.5 cm. Creases, stains and wear to scroll.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $350
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Bucket with handle. [Probably Egypt, first decades of the 20th century].
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides of the bucket are decorated with four ornamental strips. Two of the strips feature a leafy branch motif; one contains a hammered inscription with the Biblical verse "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit" (Hebrew); the lowermost strip shows animal decorations - camels, sheep and other animals. Handle attached with rivets.
Rim diameter: 24 cm, height: 23 cm. Slight bends. Some corrosion.
See also item 408.
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides of the bucket are decorated with four ornamental strips. Two of the strips feature a leafy branch motif; one contains a hammered inscription with the Biblical verse "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit" (Hebrew); the lowermost strip shows animal decorations - camels, sheep and other animals. Handle attached with rivets.
Rim diameter: 24 cm, height: 23 cm. Slight bends. Some corrosion.
See also item 408.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
Amulet Necklace. [Yemen, late 19th century / early 20th century].
Silver, filigree, granulation; silver beads; cotton strings.
Five oblong and trapeze-shaped plaques, decorated with filigree and granulation; the plaques are joined by cotton strings threaded with silver beads. Three of the plaques are hung with amulet containers.
Maximum length: approx. 15 cm. Width (without string ends): approx. 34.5 cm. Some defects.
Silver, filigree, granulation; silver beads; cotton strings.
Five oblong and trapeze-shaped plaques, decorated with filigree and granulation; the plaques are joined by cotton strings threaded with silver beads. Three of the plaques are hung with amulet containers.
Maximum length: approx. 15 cm. Width (without string ends): approx. 34.5 cm. Some defects.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Passover plate. Hungary, after 1937.
Silver (marked), embossed and engraved.
Round plate with a wavy rim. Embossed in the center are the Seder simanim (from "Kadesh" to "Nirtze"). On the margins are eight oval medallions, four of them containing fruit decorations and four showing Biblical scenes related to the Passover Haggadah: the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and the burning bush, the sages reclining in Bnei Brak and David playing the harp.
Diameter: 39 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), embossed and engraved.
Round plate with a wavy rim. Embossed in the center are the Seder simanim (from "Kadesh" to "Nirtze"). On the margins are eight oval medallions, four of them containing fruit decorations and four showing Biblical scenes related to the Passover Haggadah: the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and the burning bush, the sages reclining in Bnei Brak and David playing the harp.
Diameter: 39 cm. Good condition.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue