Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
Customs and Tradition of Venetian Jews – Bernard Picart – Berlin, 1927
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Jewish customs and tradition, Bilder aus dem Leben der Juden in Venedig Ausgangs des XVIII Jahrhunderts / nach den Stichen von Novelli [Scenes of Jewish life in Venice in the 18th cent., after etchings]. Berlin: Literarisches Institut für Kunst und Wissenschaft, 1927.
Portfolio with five etchings after Bernard Picart, depicting Jewish customs in Venice: Jewish wedding, Funeral, Passover Seder dinner, Brit Milah, Raising the Torah in Synagogue. With texts in French and Italian and verses in Hebrew. Introduction by Otto Ebstein. Attached: explanatory booklet in German, dedication letter to be filled out and a letter in two copies from the president of 'Bnei Brit' (Montefiore-Loge) in Berlin addressed to the institute that published the portfolio.
[5] etching-plates (one missing) + [4] pp of introduction. 44X35 cm. In a fine portfolio. Good condition. Spotting. Damages to portfolio.
Portfolio with five etchings after Bernard Picart, depicting Jewish customs in Venice: Jewish wedding, Funeral, Passover Seder dinner, Brit Milah, Raising the Torah in Synagogue. With texts in French and Italian and verses in Hebrew. Introduction by Otto Ebstein. Attached: explanatory booklet in German, dedication letter to be filled out and a letter in two copies from the president of 'Bnei Brit' (Montefiore-Loge) in Berlin addressed to the institute that published the portfolio.
[5] etching-plates (one missing) + [4] pp of introduction. 44X35 cm. In a fine portfolio. Good condition. Spotting. Damages to portfolio.