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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $500
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217 telephone calling cards from around the world [different places and dates of issue, late 20th century].
The cards present a variety of topics, among them: figures of rabbis, cards commemorating Anna Frank, cards on the occasion of the peace treaty with Jordan portraying Yitzchak Rabin and Hussein King of Jordan, advertisements for companies owned by Jews such as Levi's and Calvin Klein, cards portraying the figure of Albert Einstein, cards for holidays, cards from Israel, cards depicting artists and works of art such as Marc Chagall, Sara Bernhard, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Steven Spielberg and Harry Houdini, celebrities like Uri Geller and Goldie Hawn, and more.
Total of 217 cards. Good overall condition.
The cards present a variety of topics, among them: figures of rabbis, cards commemorating Anna Frank, cards on the occasion of the peace treaty with Jordan portraying Yitzchak Rabin and Hussein King of Jordan, advertisements for companies owned by Jews such as Levi's and Calvin Klein, cards portraying the figure of Albert Einstein, cards for holidays, cards from Israel, cards depicting artists and works of art such as Marc Chagall, Sara Bernhard, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Steven Spielberg and Harry Houdini, celebrities like Uri Geller and Goldie Hawn, and more.
Total of 217 cards. Good overall condition.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $100
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Bronze medal. [Holland], 1586.
Obverse: Elizabeth I Queen of England on the throne with three figures by her side - two are kneeling and one is holding an open book. Below the figures appear the year 1586 and the legend: "E. R. Est altrix esurientium eum". Reverse: Tetragrammaton, within a sun on top of a sword, surrounded by the legend "Sermo dei quo ense ancipi acutior" [word of G-d is sharper than a two-sided sword].
Diameter: approx. 30 mm. Reverse was struck off center.
Obverse: Elizabeth I Queen of England on the throne with three figures by her side - two are kneeling and one is holding an open book. Below the figures appear the year 1586 and the legend: "E. R. Est altrix esurientium eum". Reverse: Tetragrammaton, within a sun on top of a sword, surrounded by the legend "Sermo dei quo ense ancipi acutior" [word of G-d is sharper than a two-sided sword].
Diameter: approx. 30 mm. Reverse was struck off center.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $100
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Two medals with a portrait of Moses.
Obverse: portrait of Moses in profile. On his collar is the Hebrew legend "Moses" (different portraits). Reverse: the Hebrew legend "Thou shalt have no other gods before me".
Diameter: 34 mm.
Obverse: portrait of Moses in profile. On his collar is the Hebrew legend "Moses" (different portraits). Reverse: the Hebrew legend "Thou shalt have no other gods before me".
Diameter: 34 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $150
Sold for: $275
Including buyer's premium
Medal with a portrait of Aaron the priest. [Paris 1827].
1. Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed - "Barre". Reverse: the Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5587". On the medal's perimeter is the inscription "Aaron Paris 1827". Diameter: 33 mm.
2. Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed - "Barre". Reverse: The Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5527" [5587]. Diameter: 33 mm.
1. Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed - "Barre". Reverse: the Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5587". On the medal's perimeter is the inscription "Aaron Paris 1827". Diameter: 33 mm.
2. Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed - "Barre". Reverse: The Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5527" [5587]. Diameter: 33 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
Including buyer's premium
Silver medal, marking the publication of Moses Mendelssohn's book "Phaedon", [Prussia / Germany, ca. 1774]. ?Obverse: portrait of Moses Mendelssohn, the legend "Moses Mendelssohn" and the signature "I. Abraham & F.". Reverse: skull surmounted by a butterfly fluttering its wings; the legends "PHAEDON" and "NATUS MDCCXXIX" [born 1729].
Diameter: 43 mm.
Diameter: 43 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $300
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Bronze medal awarded to the person who delivered the best sermon in Dutch, on behalf of "High Commission for Jewish Affairs" (Hoofdcommissie tot de zaken der Israeliten). Holland, 1827.
Obverse: An anchor and the Tablets of the Law leaning against an altar-like base topped with a Star of David surrounded by a wreath of leaves and a flame under sun beams. A surrounding legend: "Overeenkomstig z:m:besluit van 17.October 1827. No 184". Signed: J. P. [Johann Peter] Schouberg F. / Stein inv.
Reverse: A wreath of leaves surrounded by a legend: "Toegewezen door de hoofd commissie tot de zaken der Israeliten".
Late in the 18th century Dutch authorities required that Jews learn to read and write Dutch. In 1808 the law demanded that all of the congregation rabbis be natives of Holland or at least senior inhabitants. As part of this trend the "High Commission for Jewish Affairs" in Holland awarded this medal for the "best sermon in the Dutch language".
Diameter: 57 mm.
Literature: Joodse Penningen in de Nederlanden, Dr. Arthur Polak, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1958, no. 21.
Obverse: An anchor and the Tablets of the Law leaning against an altar-like base topped with a Star of David surrounded by a wreath of leaves and a flame under sun beams. A surrounding legend: "Overeenkomstig z:m:besluit van 17.October 1827. No 184". Signed: J. P. [Johann Peter] Schouberg F. / Stein inv.
Reverse: A wreath of leaves surrounded by a legend: "Toegewezen door de hoofd commissie tot de zaken der Israeliten".
Late in the 18th century Dutch authorities required that Jews learn to read and write Dutch. In 1808 the law demanded that all of the congregation rabbis be natives of Holland or at least senior inhabitants. As part of this trend the "High Commission for Jewish Affairs" in Holland awarded this medal for the "best sermon in the Dutch language".
Diameter: 57 mm.
Literature: Joodse Penningen in de Nederlanden, Dr. Arthur Polak, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1958, no. 21.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $250
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Medal issued after the death of Lord George Gordon. London, [late 18th century].
Obverse: portrait of Lord George Gordon in profile, wearing a hat, and the legend "Ld Geo Gordon Died In Newgate Nov I 1793". Reverse: the legend "… Book Seller Dealer in Prints & Coins N. 8 Little Turnstile Holborn London" (legend incomplete). Reverse struck backwards.
Lord George Gordon (1751-1793), English politician who converted to Judaism. In 1780 he was behind the "Gordon Riots", anti-Catholic riots that broke out in London. He was imprisoned and died in prison. After his death a number of medals with his portrait were struck, but no known version is inscribed with the text appearing on the present medal.
Diameter: 29 mm.
Obverse: portrait of Lord George Gordon in profile, wearing a hat, and the legend "Ld Geo Gordon Died In Newgate Nov I 1793". Reverse: the legend "… Book Seller Dealer in Prints & Coins N. 8 Little Turnstile Holborn London" (legend incomplete). Reverse struck backwards.
Lord George Gordon (1751-1793), English politician who converted to Judaism. In 1780 he was behind the "Gordon Riots", anti-Catholic riots that broke out in London. He was imprisoned and died in prison. After his death a number of medals with his portrait were struck, but no known version is inscribed with the text appearing on the present medal.
Diameter: 29 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $400
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1. Silver medal. Obverse: the Emperor of Germany riding a horse and the legend "Wilhelm II Deutschr Kaiser"; reverse: the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the legend "Das Heilige Grab" [The Holy Sepulcher] and the legend "Reise S.M. des Kaisers Nach Jerusalem Okt. 1898" [Visit of the Emperor to Jerusalem, October 1898]. Legend on the medal's perimeter. Diameter: 33 mm.
2. Silver medal. Obverse: portrait of the emperor and the legend "Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser". Reverse: the Church of the Redeemer and the legend "Einweihung der Erloserkirche in Jerusalem 31. Octbr. 1898" [inauguration of the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem on 31 October 1898]. Legend on the medal's perimeter. Diameter: 33 cm.
3. Silver medal. Obverse: portraits of the emperor and his spouse. Reverse: woman holding two bouquets and a legend in German. Diameter: 33 mm.
4. Obverse: portraits of the emperor and his spouse. Reverse: the German legend "Souvenir from the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to Jerusalem, 1898". Hook for hanging. Diameter: 27 mm.
2. Silver medal. Obverse: portrait of the emperor and the legend "Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser". Reverse: the Church of the Redeemer and the legend "Einweihung der Erloserkirche in Jerusalem 31. Octbr. 1898" [inauguration of the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem on 31 October 1898]. Legend on the medal's perimeter. Diameter: 33 cm.
3. Silver medal. Obverse: portraits of the emperor and his spouse. Reverse: woman holding two bouquets and a legend in German. Diameter: 33 mm.
4. Obverse: portraits of the emperor and his spouse. Reverse: the German legend "Souvenir from the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to Jerusalem, 1898". Hook for hanging. Diameter: 27 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $200
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Medal. Rishon Le'Zion, 5642 (1882).
Obverse: in the center is a view of the colony of Rishon Le'Zion and the year: "5642" (1882), surrounded by the verse "I first have declared it to Zion, and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good tidings" (Isaiah 41: 27), after which Rishon Le'Zion is named, and "Rishon Le'Zion Colony" (Hebrew). Reverse: in the center, inside a frame in the shape of the Ten Commandments, are figures praying at the Western Wall and the figure of a farmer sowing a field. Above the figures are a Star of David and the legend "O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion", surrounded by the verse "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill".
Diameter: 25 mm.
Obverse: in the center is a view of the colony of Rishon Le'Zion and the year: "5642" (1882), surrounded by the verse "I first have declared it to Zion, and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good tidings" (Isaiah 41: 27), after which Rishon Le'Zion is named, and "Rishon Le'Zion Colony" (Hebrew). Reverse: in the center, inside a frame in the shape of the Ten Commandments, are figures praying at the Western Wall and the figure of a farmer sowing a field. Above the figures are a Star of David and the legend "O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion", surrounded by the verse "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill".
Diameter: 25 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $500
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Four medals awarded as prizes at sports competitions by "Hakoah" sports club in Vienna, and a pin from "Hagibor" sports club.
1. Hexagon-shaped medal. Obverse: the legends "Schw. Kl. 'Hakoah' 1931" and "Cup II-Holub" and the emblem of "Hakoah" club. 42X42 mm.
2-4. Three medals awarded as prizes at sports competitions of "Hakoah" club in the years 1926-1928. On one side are the "Hakoah" emblem, inside a bouquet, the legend "S.C. 'Hakoah' Schwimmfest" and the year. On the other side are various legends.
5. Metal pin, inlaid with enamel (blue and white), with the word "Hagibor", flanked by a Star of David and the year 1914. On the reverse are details of the producer: A.G. Tham Gablonz A.N.
Ca. 14X14 mm.
1. Hexagon-shaped medal. Obverse: the legends "Schw. Kl. 'Hakoah' 1931" and "Cup II-Holub" and the emblem of "Hakoah" club. 42X42 mm.
2-4. Three medals awarded as prizes at sports competitions of "Hakoah" club in the years 1926-1928. On one side are the "Hakoah" emblem, inside a bouquet, the legend "S.C. 'Hakoah' Schwimmfest" and the year. On the other side are various legends.
5. Metal pin, inlaid with enamel (blue and white), with the word "Hagibor", flanked by a Star of David and the year 1914. On the reverse are details of the producer: A.G. Tham Gablonz A.N.
Ca. 14X14 mm.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $150
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Prize awarded to the winner of a sports competition of the "Maccabi" organization. [Germany], 1934.
Metal platelet with the symbol of Maccabi (M) surmounting the legend: "I. Preis 19.4.34", attached to a wooden plate.
9X11.5 cm. Good condition. Corrosion. Remains of a paper label to platelet's reverse.
Metal platelet with the symbol of Maccabi (M) surmounting the legend: "I. Preis 19.4.34", attached to a wooden plate.
9X11.5 cm. Good condition. Corrosion. Remains of a paper label to platelet's reverse.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Pendant, gift from Tel -Aviv municipality to participants of the Second Maccabiah. Tel-Aviv, 1935.
Obverse: Lighthouse shedding light surrounded by the legend: "Tel-Aviv municipality for participants of the second Maccabiah".
Reverse: plain. Cloth ribbon.
Diameter: 25 mm. Loop. Fair-good condition. Reverse is worn.
Obverse: Lighthouse shedding light surrounded by the legend: "Tel-Aviv municipality for participants of the second Maccabiah".
Reverse: plain. Cloth ribbon.
Diameter: 25 mm. Loop. Fair-good condition. Reverse is worn.
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