Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
December 21, 2021
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Sold for: $350
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Joseph Budko (1880-1940), twelve prints. 1. "Hah Lachma Anya", engraving for the Passover Haggadah [Berlin: Löwit, 1921]. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate (1916). Approx. 10X14 cm. 2. "These are the Ten Plagues", engraving for the Passover Haggadah [Berlin: Löwit, 1921]. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate (1916/1917). 13.5X17 cm. 3-11. Nine woodcuts for Heinrich Heine's book, The Rabbi of Bacherach, [Berlin: Euphorion, 1921]. Eight prints signed in the plate and in pencil; print for the title page signed in pencil and marked "Probedruck". Size varies. 12. "An evil beast has devoured him [Joseph]", woodcut for the Book of Genesis. [ca. 1920]. Signed in pencil. 5X6 cm.
Good overall condition.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $225
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Joseph Budko (1888-1940), six prints. 1. Sarah the Matriarch, [1919], mezzotint. Signed in pencil. Approx. 9.5X6.5 cm. 2. Rachel's Tomb, woodcut. Signed in pencil. Approx. 7X3 cm. Stains to margins. Framed; unexamined out of frame. 4. The Scroll of Fire, [ca. 1923], woodcut. Signed in pencil. Approx. 16X11.5 cm. Framed; unexamined out of frame. 5. A Jewish Portrait, [1922], engraving. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate. 12X18.5 cm. 6. Shtetl, engraving. Signed in pencil. Approx. 8X6.5 cm.
Good overall condition.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Joseph Budko (1888-1940), three large prints. 1. Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, 1920, woodcut. Signed in the plate, signed and dated in pencil. 36X30 cm. 2. Sabbath Eve, [1921], woodcut. Signed in pencil. 36X40 cm. 3. "A man such as I shall not flee", [1930], woodcut. Signed in pencil. 41X25 cm.
Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears, some restored. Creases. Traces of glue. Two of the prints are framed and were not examined out of frame.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $2,375
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"Jacob pins, Woodcuts to illustrate the story by Heinrich von Kleist Michael Kolhaas… Printed by hand, signed and numbered by the artist in twenty five copies". Jerusalem: Tarshish (prints dated by hand: 1952). Hebrew and English.
12 prints (nine in large format, and three smaller ones), created by the artist Jacob Pins for the Hebrew edition of the novella Michael Kolhaas, published by Tarshish. Each print is signed and dated by Pins, in Hebrew and English (pencil), and matted (the three smaller prints are matted together). Two title pages and tables of content in Hebrew and English. Copy no. 25 of 25 copies. Kleist's novella, Michael Kolhaas, was published by Tarshish in 1953, with reduced reproductions of Pins's woodcuts. The Woodcuts in this portfolio were printed by Pins using the original printing blocks.
[1] folded sheet (title pages and list of prints), [12] woodcuts (nine large – approx. 30X22 cm, and three smaller prints – 9X26 cm), matted (mats: 50 cm.). Placed in a folder. Good condition. Some stains (prints are clean). Tears and minor wear to folder.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $688
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Collection of color lithographs by Marc Chagall from various issues of the art magazine "Derriere le Miroir." [Paris, 1950-58].
Eight double-page spreads with color lithographs by Marc Chagall (most of them double-page plates): • Double-page spread from issue no. 27-28 (1950), with the lithograph "La Crucifixion Mystique." • Cover of issue no. 44-45 (1952). • Two double-page spreads from issue no. 66-67-68 (1954), with the lithographs "Quai de Bercy, " "Le Quai aux Fleurs, " and "Les Monstres de Notre-Dame." • Two double-page spreads from issue no. 99-100 (1957), with the color lithographs "L'accordéoniste" and "Le Concert, " and an additional black-and-white lithograph. • Double-page spread from issue no. 107-108-109 (1958), with the lithograph "Paysage Au Coq."
8 double-page spreads, approx. 56X38 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and several small tears to edges.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
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[Biblia, ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigate. Lyon: Gulielmum Rovillium, 1573]. Latin. Missing title page.
Latin bible, with numerous in-text woodcuts depicting various biblical scenes, including the temple and its vessels, the apostles, and more. This Bible edition was edited by the Flemish Catholic scholar Johannes Henten (1499-1566) and proofed based on dozens of Vulgate manuscripts. Heavily influenced by French printer Robert Estienne's Vulgate, this edition was first printed in 1547 in Leuven, Flanders. Introduction by editor Johannes Henten (first printed in the 1547 edition) and by St. Jerome, famed translator of the Vulgate; indices at end.
[7] ff., 1214 pp., [49] ff. Title page missing. Approx. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, some dark, including dampstains. Creases and wear. Worming (mostly to first pages), with minor damage to text. Small tears, some open. First leaf (editor's introduction) torn and trimmed at bottom, restored with paper to margins and verso (affecting text). Several pages trimmed close to text, somewhat affecting headings and marginal references. Notations to endpapers and several other pages (with some ink corrosion). Leather-covered binding, somewhat worn. Gilt designs to spine. Cracks and abrasions to spine; partly detached. Text block split.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Historien ende prophetien wt der H. Schrifturen, met fchoone Figueren, by Christoffel van Sichem. [Amsterdam]: P. I. [Pieter Iacobsz] Paets, 1644. Dutch.
Stories of the Old and New Testaments, in addition to short hymns. The book contains roughly 200 beautiful illustrations (in-text woodcuts) by Christoffel van Sichem (1581-1658). These are illustrations of various tales from the Books of Genesis, Esther, Job, and other biblical texts.
538, 537-700, [1] pp. (mispagination). 16 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears to edges of few leaves, some open, with minor damage to text. Notations in ink (old) on endpapers and in margins of numerous leaves. Small worming holes to some leaves. Leather-covered binding, worn, with abrasions. Tears to spine. Front board loose. Inner boards and flyleaves reinforced with strips of adhesive tape.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
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Libri IV. de Sepulchris Hebraeorum by Johann Nicolai. Leiden: Henricum Teering, 1706. First edition. Latin and some Hebrew.
A study of Jewish burial customs by Johann Nicolai (1665-1708), a philologist and professor of classical studies at Tübingen University, Germany. The book includes eleven engravings depicting Jewish tombstones and graves: nine engraved plates (one folding), and two in-text engravings. Additional in-text illustrations and sketches. Attached to three of the engravings are paper flaps, which, when lifted, expose tomb interiors.
[15], 285, [2] pp. + [9] engraved plates (one folded), 20 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Tear to edge of folded plate (not affecting print). New endpapers and binding. Binding somewhat worn.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $500
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Jüdisches Ceremoniel [Jewish Ceremonies], by Paul Christian Kirchner. Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1724. German. First edition with engravings.
A detailed description of Jewish customs and ceremonies in 18th century Germany, by Paul Christian Kirchner, accompanied by thirty engraved plates (all but title page folding). The engravings depict various Jewish ceremonies, including laying of phylacteries, chalitzah, Sabbath and holidays in the synagogue, and more. The book was first published in 1716 (without engravings). The author, who was born to a Jewish family, converted to Christianity several years before writing it. In his preface, he states his intentions to convince other Jews to follow his example. In 1724, the work was re-edited by Sebastian Jacob Jugendres, who toned down Kirchner's coarse language, as well as his scornful attitude to all things Jewish.
[5] ff., 226 pp., [9] ff. + [30] engraved plates and [2] folding explanatory plates (Erklärung der Kupfer) at end. Approx. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains (including dark stains) and blemishes. Tears to several pages and plates. Minor worming to some pages. Parchment covered binding, partially detached, with minor blemishes.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden, sonderlich derer in Deutschland, by Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz. Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1748. Two parts (out of four) in one volume. German and some Hebrew. First edition.
The first two parts of a work by the German theologian Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz (1717-1797), describing Judaism and Jewish customs, particularly the customs of Ashkenazi Jews. The book includes detailed and objective descriptions of Jewish customs during the author's time and provides a highly important source of information for the history of Jews in the 18th century. With 12 engraved plates by Gottfried Eichler and Georg Paul Nusbiegel (all of the volumes' original engravings, except for the engraved title page), depicting various Jewish customs: Blessing of the Moon, prayers in the synagogue, inauguration of a Torah scroll, Tisha Be'Av, lighting Hanukkah candles, the priestly blessing, and more.
[16], 206, 328, 331-386 pp. + XII engraved plates (engraved title page missing), 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains. Worming, with damage to text and engravings (mostly minor; one wormhole restored with paper). Inked stamps. Handwritten notation in margins of one leaf. Binding with leather spine, worn and damaged.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,125
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L'ambassade de la Compagnie orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'empereur de la Chine [An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China], by Johannes Nieuhof. Leiden: Jacob de Meurs, 1665. French. Two parts in one volume.
French translation of Johannes Nieuhof's comprehensive work (translated by Jean Le Carpentier) describing the journey of a delegation of the Dutch East India Company to the Emperor of China. The first part deals with the delegation's journey across China and includes information about the Imperial court in Peking (today, Beijing), information about the Chinese Imperial dynasties and more. The second part contains a general description of the Chinese Empire – its history, various customs and rituals followed throughout the Empire, the government, religion, temples, rivers and mountains, fauna and flora. Illustrated with 37 engraved plates: engraved title page, portrait of the French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a map of China (folding) and 34 double-spread plates featuring mostly Chinese towns. Over 100 additional in-text engravings (illustrations of Chinese towns and villages, botanical and zoological illustrations, illustrations depicting professionals of various social classes, and more). Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672), a Dutch traveler; published works about his travels in Brazil, China and India. Between 1655 to 1658 he was part of a delegation of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to the court of the Chinese Shunzhi Emperor in Peking, whose objective was to ensure the company's trade rights with the Chinese Empire in the Chinese southern coast. As a member of the delegation, Nieuhof documented the journey in great detail – in writing and by drawing.
[7] ff., 116 pp. [2] ff. (paginated 116-177), 117-290 pp; [1] f., 134 pp. [1] f. + [37] plates, 37 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to edges of several leaves, some open (not affecting text); one tear repaired with tape. Worming to spine and some leaves (slightly affecting text and engravings). Leather-covered card binding, worn. Tears to edges of binding and spine (some loss).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
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The Travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies – the First Volume – Containing the Author's Voyage from Paris to Ispahan, by John Chardin. London: Moses Pitt, 1686. English. First Edition.
First edition of Sir John Chardin's important travelogue (only one volume was published in 1686; the second and third volumes were published in 1711). The book provides a rich and detailed account of the places and people he encountered on his journey to Persia. Illustrated with a large engraved map of the Black Sea and surrounding countries and 16 engraved-plates (some folding) – views of Tbilisi, Yerevan, Tabriz, Qom and Kashan, monuments, various ritual objects, tombs of kings, and more. Engraved title page at the beginning. Missing engraved portrait of author.
Sir John (Jean) Chardin (1643-1713), Huguenot traveler and Jeweler, born in Paris. Made several adventurous journeys to the East, studying the local cultures. Lived in Persia for several years and later settled in England, escaping the persecution of Huguenots in France. Was appointed court jeweler to King Charles II. Encyclopædia Iranica notes that Chardin "wrote the most detailed foreign account of Persia of his time".
[7] ff, . 264, 331-417 pp., [4] ff., 154 pp., [3] ff. + [18] engraved plates, 30.5 cm. Missing one plate. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor tears to edges of some leaves. Closed and open tears to some folded plates (with minor damage to engravings), some repaired with paper. Marginal notations in ink on some pages. Card boards with leather spine. Minor tears to spine; minor blemishes to boards. Binding loose.
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