Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Rechnungspfennig token, with the figures of Mordechai and Hamman (scenes from the Book of Esther). [Germany, ca. 1590]. Made by Hans Krauwinkel.
Obverse: Mordechai wearing regal attire, riding a horse led by Hamman, surmounted by the legend "Hamman Mordoche". Beneath is the legend "Esther VI". Signed – "H.K". Reverse: Hamman hanged in his yard and the legend "Das Havs [Haus] Hamman".
Diameter: 27 mm.
Obverse: Mordechai wearing regal attire, riding a horse led by Hamman, surmounted by the legend "Hamman Mordoche". Beneath is the legend "Esther VI". Signed – "H.K". Reverse: Hamman hanged in his yard and the legend "Das Havs [Haus] Hamman".
Diameter: 27 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Token in the value of 1 Piaster. Minted by Ernst von Hardegg, owner of Hotel Jerusalem in Jaffa and a member of the Templers Order. 1880s.
Jerusalem Hotel tokens were used as currency in Jaffa and in Jerusalem.
Obverse: 1 Piaster. Reverse: "Jaffa" and Jerusalem "Hotel".
Diameter 20 mm. Condition: Fine. Unusual type, slightly different weight and design from other known tokens.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
Jerusalem Hotel tokens were used as currency in Jaffa and in Jerusalem.
Obverse: 1 Piaster. Reverse: "Jaffa" and Jerusalem "Hotel".
Diameter 20 mm. Condition: Fine. Unusual type, slightly different weight and design from other known tokens.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Token, the Jewish congregation in Adrianople (Edirne), Turkey, 1891.
Octagonal token. Obverse: wreath of flowers surrounded by the legend "Cercle Israelite". Reverse: the year 1891 in the center, surrounded by the legend "Adrianople".
Diameter: 2.5 cm.
Octagonal token. Obverse: wreath of flowers surrounded by the legend "Cercle Israelite". Reverse: the year 1891 in the center, surrounded by the legend "Adrianople".
Diameter: 2.5 cm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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A medal commemorating Napoleon's "Grand Sanhedrin" convention in 1807.
Obverse: Napoleon's portrait and the legend "Napoleon Emp. Et Roi" (Napoleon – Emperor and King).
Reverse: Napoleon holding the Tablets of the Law. The kneeling figure symbolizes the Sanhedrin and the legend "Grand Sanhedrin" and the date.
Signed: Denon D., Depaulis F.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Obverse: Napoleon's portrait and the legend "Napoleon Emp. Et Roi" (Napoleon – Emperor and King).
Reverse: Napoleon holding the Tablets of the Law. The kneeling figure symbolizes the Sanhedrin and the legend "Grand Sanhedrin" and the date.
Signed: Denon D., Depaulis F.
Diameter: 40 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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A bronze medal minted in honor of Franz Joseph I visit to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on November 9, 1869.
Franz Joseph visited Palestine while traveling the Middle East on the occasion of the Suez Canal opening.
Obverse: emperor's profile portrait surrounded by the legend: Franciscus Iosephus I D G Austriae Imperator et Hungariae Rex Apost [Franz Joseph by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary]. Artist's signature: J. Tautenhayn.
Reverse: A figure holding a cross and a kneeling angel on either side. The date: IX Nov MDCCCLXIX, surrounded by the legend: sacrum redemtoris sepulcrum post scruciatas expeditiones omnium imperatorum occidentalium primus invisit [loosely translates as: the first western king who visited the Holy Sepulcher].
Diameter: 70 mm.
Franz Joseph visited Palestine while traveling the Middle East on the occasion of the Suez Canal opening.
Obverse: emperor's profile portrait surrounded by the legend: Franciscus Iosephus I D G Austriae Imperator et Hungariae Rex Apost [Franz Joseph by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary]. Artist's signature: J. Tautenhayn.
Reverse: A figure holding a cross and a kneeling angel on either side. The date: IX Nov MDCCCLXIX, surrounded by the legend: sacrum redemtoris sepulcrum post scruciatas expeditiones omnium imperatorum occidentalium primus invisit [loosely translates as: the first western king who visited the Holy Sepulcher].
Diameter: 70 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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A medal minted for the first Maccabiah, 1932.
Obverse: on the rim – "First Maccabiah in Eretz Israel, 1800 years to Bar Kochba, for remembrance", (Hebrew), in the center – the letter "Mem" in the shape of a Star of David, the letters "Gimmel" and "Heh" and the years 132 (the Bar Kochba revolt) and 1932 (the date of the first Maccabiah in Palestine).
A unique silver-filigree ribbon is attached to the loop, with a clasp at the end.
Diameter: 24 mm, length of ribbon: 9 cm. Good condition.
Obverse: on the rim – "First Maccabiah in Eretz Israel, 1800 years to Bar Kochba, for remembrance", (Hebrew), in the center – the letter "Mem" in the shape of a Star of David, the letters "Gimmel" and "Heh" and the years 132 (the Bar Kochba revolt) and 1932 (the date of the first Maccabiah in Palestine).
A unique silver-filigree ribbon is attached to the loop, with a clasp at the end.
Diameter: 24 mm, length of ribbon: 9 cm. Good condition.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Levant Fair medal, 1934. Design: Moshe Murro.
Obverse: Flying camel emblem surrounded by the inscription "Levant Fair Tel-Aviv" (Hebrew, English and Arabic).
Reverse: Frame consisting of plants, fruit and tools. In the center appears the engraved name of a factory in London: "Anglo-Continental Guano Works Ltd London". Signed: M. Murro
Diameter: 67 mm.
Obverse: Flying camel emblem surrounded by the inscription "Levant Fair Tel-Aviv" (Hebrew, English and Arabic).
Reverse: Frame consisting of plants, fruit and tools. In the center appears the engraved name of a factory in London: "Anglo-Continental Guano Works Ltd London". Signed: M. Murro
Diameter: 67 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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A medal minted in honor the International Colonial Exposition in Paris (Exposition Colonial Internationale), Paris,1931.
The exposition, which opened in May 1931, presented the rich and diverse culture of the empires' colonies, among them Palestine.
Obverse: The Palestine pavilion at the exposition above the legend "Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931". Reverse: olive branches with the title "Palestine" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Signed by the artist "L. Bazor".
Diameter: 31 mm.
The exposition, which opened in May 1931, presented the rich and diverse culture of the empires' colonies, among them Palestine.
Obverse: The Palestine pavilion at the exposition above the legend "Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931". Reverse: olive branches with the title "Palestine" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Signed by the artist "L. Bazor".
Diameter: 31 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Bronze medal minted in honor of Sigmund Freud's 50th birthday, 1906.
Obverse: Freud's profile portrait and the legend: Siegmund Freud Wien MCMVI. Artist's signature: C. M. Schwerdtner Jun…
Reverse: Oedipus and the Sphinx, and a quotation from "Oedipus tRex" (Greek). Embossed on the margins are the letters: C.M.S.
Diameter: 60 mm.
Obverse: Freud's profile portrait and the legend: Siegmund Freud Wien MCMVI. Artist's signature: C. M. Schwerdtner Jun…
Reverse: Oedipus and the Sphinx, and a quotation from "Oedipus tRex" (Greek). Embossed on the margins are the letters: C.M.S.
Diameter: 60 mm.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Five medals honoring and commemorating different personalities. Europe, late 19th/first half of 20th century.
1. Medal in honor of the 80th birthday of Julius Rodenberg (1831-1914), Jewish-German poet and author. Obverse: profile portrait inscribed: Julius Rodenberg, zum 26 Juni MCMXI" Monogram of the initial H.L. Reverse: Dedication to Rodenberg's 80th birthday from the publisher Georg Paetel.
2. Bronze medal commemorating Adolf Fischhof (1816-1893), Jewish-Austrian physician, author and politician, born in Hungary. Obverse: his portrait, name and dates of life and manufacturer's name: "F.X. Pawlik". Reverse: a woman draping a bust of Fischhof with flowers. At her side is a winged cherub holding a torch. Diameter: 56 mm.
3. Bronze medal in memory of Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), Jewish-Austrian director, theater actor and producer. Obverse: profile portrait, legend: "Max Reinhardt" and a signature "Jaray". Reverse: plain. Diameter: 60 mm.
4. Bronze medal commemorating Adolphe Cremieux (1796-1880), Jewish-French statesman, one of the founders of Alliance Israelite Universelle. Obverse: profile portrait, and the legend "Adolphe Cremieux", signed: "A.Borrel 1881". Reverse: a text about his public roles, within a wreath, surrounded by a text: "Neé a Nimes (gard) le XII Avril MDCCLXXXXVI. Mort a Paris le X Fevrier MDCCCLXXX" [born in Nimes on April 12, 1796, died in Paris on February 10, 1880]. Diameter: 67 mm.
5. Bronze medal in honor of Max Leeser (1855-1935), Jewish-German banker. Obverse: profile portrait, surrounded by the legend "Max Leeser 1932". Diameter: 70 mm.
Five medals in all.
1. Medal in honor of the 80th birthday of Julius Rodenberg (1831-1914), Jewish-German poet and author. Obverse: profile portrait inscribed: Julius Rodenberg, zum 26 Juni MCMXI" Monogram of the initial H.L. Reverse: Dedication to Rodenberg's 80th birthday from the publisher Georg Paetel.
2. Bronze medal commemorating Adolf Fischhof (1816-1893), Jewish-Austrian physician, author and politician, born in Hungary. Obverse: his portrait, name and dates of life and manufacturer's name: "F.X. Pawlik". Reverse: a woman draping a bust of Fischhof with flowers. At her side is a winged cherub holding a torch. Diameter: 56 mm.
3. Bronze medal in memory of Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), Jewish-Austrian director, theater actor and producer. Obverse: profile portrait, legend: "Max Reinhardt" and a signature "Jaray". Reverse: plain. Diameter: 60 mm.
4. Bronze medal commemorating Adolphe Cremieux (1796-1880), Jewish-French statesman, one of the founders of Alliance Israelite Universelle. Obverse: profile portrait, and the legend "Adolphe Cremieux", signed: "A.Borrel 1881". Reverse: a text about his public roles, within a wreath, surrounded by a text: "Neé a Nimes (gard) le XII Avril MDCCLXXXXVI. Mort a Paris le X Fevrier MDCCCLXXX" [born in Nimes on April 12, 1796, died in Paris on February 10, 1880]. Diameter: 67 mm.
5. Bronze medal in honor of Max Leeser (1855-1935), Jewish-German banker. Obverse: profile portrait, surrounded by the legend "Max Leeser 1932". Diameter: 70 mm.
Five medals in all.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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A collection of 19 medals and coins [late 19th; mid 20th century].
Including: medals minted in honor of or in memory of different personalities: Baruch Spinoza, Karl Landsteiner, Gustav Mahler, Camille Pissarro, Henri Bergson, Jacques Offenbach, Jonas Salk and others.
The collection also includes a silver Taler coin (Maria Theresa), a 5 Franc coin (Leopold II of Belgium) and a "Yizkor" medal commemorating the holocaust victims.
Total of 19 medals and coins.
Including: medals minted in honor of or in memory of different personalities: Baruch Spinoza, Karl Landsteiner, Gustav Mahler, Camille Pissarro, Henri Bergson, Jacques Offenbach, Jonas Salk and others.
The collection also includes a silver Taler coin (Maria Theresa), a 5 Franc coin (Leopold II of Belgium) and a "Yizkor" medal commemorating the holocaust victims.
Total of 19 medals and coins.
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Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
August 29, 2017
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Four plaques with portraits of artists:
* Plaque in memory of Heinrich Heine, commemorating his 100th birthday. [1897]. Obverse: Heine's figure, seated, holding in his hand leaves of paper and a quill pen. Inscription: his name, dates of birth and death and the artist's signature, H. Kautsch. Reverse: a figure of a woman holding crowns, floating over a memorial monument with Heine's image. 4.5X7.5 cm. Good condition.
* Bronze plaque commemorating the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924). A rectangular plaque with trimmed corners, depicting Grünfeld playing the piano. Signed F. Josephu Drouot, 1902. Approx. 5X4.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
* Bronze plaque commemorating the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924). A rectangular plaque with Grünfeld's profile. Signed Josef Tautenhayn Junior, 1902. Approx. 7X5 cm. Good condition. Some damage to one corner.
* Bronze plaque in memory of the author Julius Stettenheim (1831-1916). A rectangular plaque, with Stettenheim's profile portrait. Approx. 4.5X6 cm. Good condition.
* Plaque in memory of Heinrich Heine, commemorating his 100th birthday. [1897]. Obverse: Heine's figure, seated, holding in his hand leaves of paper and a quill pen. Inscription: his name, dates of birth and death and the artist's signature, H. Kautsch. Reverse: a figure of a woman holding crowns, floating over a memorial monument with Heine's image. 4.5X7.5 cm. Good condition.
* Bronze plaque commemorating the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924). A rectangular plaque with trimmed corners, depicting Grünfeld playing the piano. Signed F. Josephu Drouot, 1902. Approx. 5X4.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
* Bronze plaque commemorating the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924). A rectangular plaque with Grünfeld's profile. Signed Josef Tautenhayn Junior, 1902. Approx. 7X5 cm. Good condition. Some damage to one corner.
* Bronze plaque in memory of the author Julius Stettenheim (1831-1916). A rectangular plaque, with Stettenheim's profile portrait. Approx. 4.5X6 cm. Good condition.
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