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July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Hanukkah lamp. Constantine, Algeria, [late 19th century / early 20th century].
Brass, cast; copper rivets.
Openwork. Back plate consists of two sections fastened together with rivets and decorated with symmetrical vegetal pattern. Side panels bear matching symmetrical vegetal pattern. Each side panel surmounted by bird. Back plate surmounted by hand-shaped ornament ("hamsa"). Row of oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks. Servant light attached to middle upper portion of back plate.
This model of Hannukah lamp was first created by the craftsman Tzemah Asson [Hasson]. A lamp with an identical design can be found in the Israel Museum's Zeyde Schulmann Collection; the craftsman's son, Refael Asson, had originally presented that lamp to Schulmann as a gift.
Height: 25.5 cm. Width: 22 cm. Good condition.
Reference: North African Lights, item no. 117.
Brass, cast; copper rivets.
Openwork. Back plate consists of two sections fastened together with rivets and decorated with symmetrical vegetal pattern. Side panels bear matching symmetrical vegetal pattern. Each side panel surmounted by bird. Back plate surmounted by hand-shaped ornament ("hamsa"). Row of oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks. Servant light attached to middle upper portion of back plate.
This model of Hannukah lamp was first created by the craftsman Tzemah Asson [Hasson]. A lamp with an identical design can be found in the Israel Museum's Zeyde Schulmann Collection; the craftsman's son, Refael Asson, had originally presented that lamp to Schulmann as a gift.
Height: 25.5 cm. Width: 22 cm. Good condition.
Reference: North African Lights, item no. 117.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $500
Unsold
Large Hannukah lamp – folk art. Djerba, Tunisia, [early decades of 20th century].
Iron, cut and shaped; rivets; paint; glass goblet.
Composed of thin iron strips, some shaped to form a row of rings, painted white. Back plate triangular, surmounted at apex by hand-shaped ornament ("hamsa"), fastened by rivets. Row of eight rings projecting forward from bottom axis of triangle and an additional ring (for servant light) attached to back plate, meant to hold goblets serving as oil fonts. Blue glass goblet included.
Height: 40 cm. Width: 46 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Reference: North African Lights, items nos. 114-15.
Purchased in Djerba.
Iron, cut and shaped; rivets; paint; glass goblet.
Composed of thin iron strips, some shaped to form a row of rings, painted white. Back plate triangular, surmounted at apex by hand-shaped ornament ("hamsa"), fastened by rivets. Row of eight rings projecting forward from bottom axis of triangle and an additional ring (for servant light) attached to back plate, meant to hold goblets serving as oil fonts. Blue glass goblet included.
Height: 40 cm. Width: 46 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Reference: North African Lights, items nos. 114-15.
Purchased in Djerba.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Unsold
Two Hanukkah lamps with back plates formed as Stars of David – folk art. Probably Djerba, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Sheet copper and tin, cut and shaped.
1. With an unusually broad row of eight rings projecting forward from lower horizontal axis of back plate, meant to hold glass goblets serving as oil fonts. Additional ring, for servant light goblet, attached to middle of upper axis of back plate.
Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 40 cm.
2. Row of reeded oil fonts, projecting forward, attached to horizontal metal strip, attached in turn by two metal hooks, on either side, to rear of Star-of-David back plate, and situated just beneath and parallel to lower axis of Star of David. Oil font for servant light attached by metal hook to rear of upper axis of Star-of-David back plate, in middle.
Height: 26 cm. Width: 22 cm.
Condition varies. Some corrosion and rust. Minor damage.
Reference: North African Lights, items nos. 114-15.
Purchased in Djerba.
Sheet copper and tin, cut and shaped.
1. With an unusually broad row of eight rings projecting forward from lower horizontal axis of back plate, meant to hold glass goblets serving as oil fonts. Additional ring, for servant light goblet, attached to middle of upper axis of back plate.
Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 40 cm.
2. Row of reeded oil fonts, projecting forward, attached to horizontal metal strip, attached in turn by two metal hooks, on either side, to rear of Star-of-David back plate, and situated just beneath and parallel to lower axis of Star of David. Oil font for servant light attached by metal hook to rear of upper axis of Star-of-David back plate, in middle.
Height: 26 cm. Width: 22 cm.
Condition varies. Some corrosion and rust. Minor damage.
Reference: North African Lights, items nos. 114-15.
Purchased in Djerba.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Two Hanukkah lamps – folk art. Djerba, Tunisia, [20th century].
Sheet metal, cut and shaped; rivets.
1. Arched back plate, surmounted by three cutout metal images of fish, riveted to back plate. Row of triangular oil fonts, supported by three legs. Oil font for servant light attached to upper middle of back plate. Suspension hole.
Fish appear as decorative elements on many items originating from Djerba. Among other things, they were believed to act as safeguarding or protective charms. Height: 17 cm. Width: 27 cm.
2. Back plate shaped like triangle with rounded angles. Surmounted by frilly ornament, flanked on either side by pair of large birds. Row of reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks, soldered to broad drip pan. Oil font for servant light attached to back plate just below apex, in middle. Height: 14 cm. Width: 23 cm.
Condition varies. Minor fractures and warping. Rust and old soldering repairs.
Purchased in Djerba.
Sheet metal, cut and shaped; rivets.
1. Arched back plate, surmounted by three cutout metal images of fish, riveted to back plate. Row of triangular oil fonts, supported by three legs. Oil font for servant light attached to upper middle of back plate. Suspension hole.
Fish appear as decorative elements on many items originating from Djerba. Among other things, they were believed to act as safeguarding or protective charms. Height: 17 cm. Width: 27 cm.
2. Back plate shaped like triangle with rounded angles. Surmounted by frilly ornament, flanked on either side by pair of large birds. Row of reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks, soldered to broad drip pan. Oil font for servant light attached to back plate just below apex, in middle. Height: 14 cm. Width: 23 cm.
Condition varies. Minor fractures and warping. Rust and old soldering repairs.
Purchased in Djerba.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Three Hanukkah lamps. Djerba, Tunisia, [20th century].
Sheet metal, cut and shaped.
Three folk art Hanukkah lamps, made from sheets of tin. Arched back plate – similar to Tunisian Hanukkah lamps made from cast brass – with simple grooving used to decorate outer margins. Row of oil fonts and servant light either soldered or suspended by hooks. One lamp with removable servant light. Reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks. Suspension holes.
Height: 15 cm, width: 29 cm; height: 14 cm, width: 32.5 cm; height: 14 cm, width: 27 cm. Good condition. Rust, warping, and stains.
Purchased in Djerba.
Sheet metal, cut and shaped.
Three folk art Hanukkah lamps, made from sheets of tin. Arched back plate – similar to Tunisian Hanukkah lamps made from cast brass – with simple grooving used to decorate outer margins. Row of oil fonts and servant light either soldered or suspended by hooks. One lamp with removable servant light. Reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks. Suspension holes.
Height: 15 cm, width: 29 cm; height: 14 cm, width: 32.5 cm; height: 14 cm, width: 27 cm. Good condition. Rust, warping, and stains.
Purchased in Djerba.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Unsold
Three Hanukkah lamps. Djerba, Tunisia, [20th century].
Sheet metal, cut and shaped; paint.
Three folk art Hanukkah lamps, made from sheets of tin. Arched back plate, similar to Tunisian Hanukkah lamps made from cast brass. Smallest lamp with decoration shaped like bird (corresponding decoration on other side missing). Row of oil fonts and servant light either soldered or suspended by hooks. Reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks.
Height: 15 cm, width: 32 cm; height: 16 cm, width: 30 cm; height: 15.5 cm, width: 22.5 cm. Fair condition. Rust, warping, and stains.
Purchased in Djerba.
Sheet metal, cut and shaped; paint.
Three folk art Hanukkah lamps, made from sheets of tin. Arched back plate, similar to Tunisian Hanukkah lamps made from cast brass. Smallest lamp with decoration shaped like bird (corresponding decoration on other side missing). Row of oil fonts and servant light either soldered or suspended by hooks. Reeded oil fonts with pinched spouts for wicks.
Height: 15 cm, width: 32 cm; height: 16 cm, width: 30 cm; height: 15.5 cm, width: 22.5 cm. Fair condition. Rust, warping, and stains.
Purchased in Djerba.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Suspended memorial light. Tunisia, Tishrei 5688 [1927].
Silver, cut, engraved, and punched; cast silver.
Memorial light consisting of silver band, meant to hold cup to be filled with lighting oil. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviation): "To the [peaceful] rest of the humble young man, Moshe Bouhnif, may he rest in Eden, the 4th of Tishrei, 5688 [1927]." Four handles with suspension rings are soldered onto the main band, and four long chains are attached to these rings. The chains are in turn suspended from a domed canopy surmounted by its own suspension ring, by which the entire object is hung.
Length: 24 cm. Diameter of main silver band: approx. 12 cm.
Purchased in Djerba, November 2005.
Silver, cut, engraved, and punched; cast silver.
Memorial light consisting of silver band, meant to hold cup to be filled with lighting oil. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviation): "To the [peaceful] rest of the humble young man, Moshe Bouhnif, may he rest in Eden, the 4th of Tishrei, 5688 [1927]." Four handles with suspension rings are soldered onto the main band, and four long chains are attached to these rings. The chains are in turn suspended from a domed canopy surmounted by its own suspension ring, by which the entire object is hung.
Length: 24 cm. Diameter of main silver band: approx. 12 cm.
Purchased in Djerba, November 2005.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Two amulets to protect against scorpions and venomous reptiles. Tripoli, Libya / Tunisia, [early decades of 20th century].
Print on paper; pencil on paper, mounted on Bristol board.
1. Printed amulet, for protection against scorpions, snakes, and various other venomous creatures. [Probably Tripoli (according to NLI)]. The lengthy text invokes and conjures the earthly and heavenly authorities, and makes use of curses and incantations, citing biblical prophets and ancient Jewish sages, to ward off scorpions, venomous reptiles, and other mortally dangerous creatures. In the lower section of the sheet are three Greek-origin words (in Hebrew letters, arranged in descending triangular patterns); as they descend, the number of letters in each word diminishes until the word disappears: "epicurus," "ebilogama" [or "epilogamma"], and "apartita" [Aphrodite]. Interspersed between the triangles are two illustrations of scorpions. [1] f., 21.5 cm. Good condition.
2. Amulet, handwritten in pencil on ruled paper. [Probably Tunisia or Tripoli]. Titled in Hebrew "Segulah LilAkrab" ["charm (against) scorpion"]. Underneath this is the incantation. At the bottom are the descending listings of the Greek-origin words "epicurus," "apartita" [Aphrodite] and "ebilogama." As in the printed amulet above, the number of letters in each word diminishes until each disappears. And again, adjacent to these listings are two somewhat schematic illustrations of scorpions. [1] f., 20 cm. Poor condition. Numerous tears, some open. Stains.
Please refer also to item no. 37.
Print on paper; pencil on paper, mounted on Bristol board.
1. Printed amulet, for protection against scorpions, snakes, and various other venomous creatures. [Probably Tripoli (according to NLI)]. The lengthy text invokes and conjures the earthly and heavenly authorities, and makes use of curses and incantations, citing biblical prophets and ancient Jewish sages, to ward off scorpions, venomous reptiles, and other mortally dangerous creatures. In the lower section of the sheet are three Greek-origin words (in Hebrew letters, arranged in descending triangular patterns); as they descend, the number of letters in each word diminishes until the word disappears: "epicurus," "ebilogama" [or "epilogamma"], and "apartita" [Aphrodite]. Interspersed between the triangles are two illustrations of scorpions. [1] f., 21.5 cm. Good condition.
2. Amulet, handwritten in pencil on ruled paper. [Probably Tunisia or Tripoli]. Titled in Hebrew "Segulah LilAkrab" ["charm (against) scorpion"]. Underneath this is the incantation. At the bottom are the descending listings of the Greek-origin words "epicurus," "apartita" [Aphrodite] and "ebilogama." As in the printed amulet above, the number of letters in each word diminishes until each disappears. And again, adjacent to these listings are two somewhat schematic illustrations of scorpions. [1] f., 20 cm. Poor condition. Numerous tears, some open. Stains.
Please refer also to item no. 37.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Amulet to protect the newborn at circumcision. [Probably Algeria: Rabbi Abraham Boukabza, early 20th century].
Lithograph.
This amulet belongs to a set of three amulets that were hung on the wall above a "Chair of Elijah" (a special chair designated for circumcision ceremonies), at the time of a child's circumcision. Illustrations of a set table, a Chair of Elijah, and a circumcisionist (?), in addition to two fish, a menorah, and the names of four archangels – Auriel, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael – all appear as if enclosed within a triple-arched gateway. This gateway is framed by the words of one of the "Songs of Ascent" from the Biblical Book of Psalms (128), inscribed inside the axes of a vegetal border.
Rabbi Abraham Boukabza was a bookseller in Algiers.
Approx. 22X18 cm. Fair-poor condition. Numerous tears, including some open tears. Wear and stains. Partially mounted on old pieces of paper.
Reference: Jewish Magic through the Ages: Angels and Demons, pp. 78-79.
Lithograph.
This amulet belongs to a set of three amulets that were hung on the wall above a "Chair of Elijah" (a special chair designated for circumcision ceremonies), at the time of a child's circumcision. Illustrations of a set table, a Chair of Elijah, and a circumcisionist (?), in addition to two fish, a menorah, and the names of four archangels – Auriel, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael – all appear as if enclosed within a triple-arched gateway. This gateway is framed by the words of one of the "Songs of Ascent" from the Biblical Book of Psalms (128), inscribed inside the axes of a vegetal border.
Rabbi Abraham Boukabza was a bookseller in Algiers.
Approx. 22X18 cm. Fair-poor condition. Numerous tears, including some open tears. Wear and stains. Partially mounted on old pieces of paper.
Reference: Jewish Magic through the Ages: Angels and Demons, pp. 78-79.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Necklace with suspended chains consisting of hamsas and other types of pendants (Sharka Kabira / Charka Kbira Fodda). Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved; chased; silver wire; granulation; glass.
Elegant necklace consisting of 45 pendants and links. Base of necklace composed of five rectangular links, decorated with silver wire and red glass beads. Links connected to each other with four pins, each with small hamsa pendant. Connected (by ring-links) to the rectangular links are five 5-point stars, two with green glass beads and three decorated with silver wire and granulation. Suspended from the stars are nine chains with hamsa pendants, and round pendants decorated with different forms of star-and-crescent patterns. Five of these chains bear large pendants, and the remaining four have slightly smaller ones.
Approx. 20X24 cm. One small ornament (made from silver wire and granulation) missing.
Reference: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 24.
Silver, cast and engraved; chased; silver wire; granulation; glass.
Elegant necklace consisting of 45 pendants and links. Base of necklace composed of five rectangular links, decorated with silver wire and red glass beads. Links connected to each other with four pins, each with small hamsa pendant. Connected (by ring-links) to the rectangular links are five 5-point stars, two with green glass beads and three decorated with silver wire and granulation. Suspended from the stars are nine chains with hamsa pendants, and round pendants decorated with different forms of star-and-crescent patterns. Five of these chains bear large pendants, and the remaining four have slightly smaller ones.
Approx. 20X24 cm. One small ornament (made from silver wire and granulation) missing.
Reference: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 24.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Unsold
Necklace with three large pendants. Djerba, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver (parcel gilt); silver thread; cloisonné enamel; stone and plastic beads; coral beads; glass.
Chain with three large pendants suspended. Middle pendant triangular, with crescent-shaped decoration surmounting apex. Both sides of triangle decorated with green, blue, and yellow enamel in vegetal patterns, and with colored glass beads; one side of triangle with horseshoe arch, tapering at one end, and other side with hamsa. Eight chains suspended from bottom of triangle, with small pendants, either hamsa- or droplet-shaped, at their ends; five chains also with coral beads. The two large pendants flanking the middle one are not identical, but both are reminiscent of either droplets or small perfume bottles; both are six-sided, and decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns in silver thread and colored enamel; and both have suspended chains. One of these side pendants is eggplant-shaped, and its chains have reddish beads and small hamsa and crescent pendants at their ends; the other's suspended chains have white stone beads and small gilt hamsa pendants at their ends.
Approx. 54X15 cm. One glass bead missing. Loss to enamel. Warping and blemishes.
Reference: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 52.
Silver (parcel gilt); silver thread; cloisonné enamel; stone and plastic beads; coral beads; glass.
Chain with three large pendants suspended. Middle pendant triangular, with crescent-shaped decoration surmounting apex. Both sides of triangle decorated with green, blue, and yellow enamel in vegetal patterns, and with colored glass beads; one side of triangle with horseshoe arch, tapering at one end, and other side with hamsa. Eight chains suspended from bottom of triangle, with small pendants, either hamsa- or droplet-shaped, at their ends; five chains also with coral beads. The two large pendants flanking the middle one are not identical, but both are reminiscent of either droplets or small perfume bottles; both are six-sided, and decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns in silver thread and colored enamel; and both have suspended chains. One of these side pendants is eggplant-shaped, and its chains have reddish beads and small hamsa and crescent pendants at their ends; the other's suspended chains have white stone beads and small gilt hamsa pendants at their ends.
Approx. 54X15 cm. One glass bead missing. Loss to enamel. Warping and blemishes.
Reference: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 52.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Sekhab beaded necklace worn by a woman after her wedding. Djerba, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Mixture of spices, cast; silver, cast and pierced (gilt); silver thread; sheet brass; cloisonné enamel; plastic beads.
Necklace consisting of 54 beads, shaped like hearts or droplets, made from a special mixture of spices. The beads, painstakingly prepared by young women before their weddings, consist of a preserved mixture that may include gray amber powder (which was costlier than gold), nutmeg, saffron, cloves, rose petals, and eau de toilette. In contact with the body – or in contact with one another – the beads emit a potent fragrance that is meant to attract the husband, and at the same time ward off evil spirits. Separating the bunches of spice beads – with each bunch consisting of nine beads – are red plastic beads intended to look like coral, as well as pendants with star-and-crescent symbols, elongated silver links with engraved eye-shaped decorations, a pair of spherical silver beads with silver-thread decorations, and a pair of silver cubes similarly decorated with silver thread (one also decorated with colored enamel). At the end of the necklace is a large pendant composed of a pair of pentagonal cones decorated in silver thread. Suspended from the large pendant are five small hamsa pendants – two of them cast, two with enamel, and one made from silver thread.
Approx. 50X10 cm.
References: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 19; Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, pp. 26, 41.
Mixture of spices, cast; silver, cast and pierced (gilt); silver thread; sheet brass; cloisonné enamel; plastic beads.
Necklace consisting of 54 beads, shaped like hearts or droplets, made from a special mixture of spices. The beads, painstakingly prepared by young women before their weddings, consist of a preserved mixture that may include gray amber powder (which was costlier than gold), nutmeg, saffron, cloves, rose petals, and eau de toilette. In contact with the body – or in contact with one another – the beads emit a potent fragrance that is meant to attract the husband, and at the same time ward off evil spirits. Separating the bunches of spice beads – with each bunch consisting of nine beads – are red plastic beads intended to look like coral, as well as pendants with star-and-crescent symbols, elongated silver links with engraved eye-shaped decorations, a pair of spherical silver beads with silver-thread decorations, and a pair of silver cubes similarly decorated with silver thread (one also decorated with colored enamel). At the end of the necklace is a large pendant composed of a pair of pentagonal cones decorated in silver thread. Suspended from the large pendant are five small hamsa pendants – two of them cast, two with enamel, and one made from silver thread.
Approx. 50X10 cm.
References: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 19; Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, pp. 26, 41.
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Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue