Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Share certificate in the amount of 100 Francs – "Hermon, Société Industrielle et Agricole en Palestine "["Hermon Agriculture and Industry Company in Palestine" – French company for the development of agriculture and Industry in Palestine]. Paris, 1906. French.
Printed on the certificate are fine illustrations of workers plowing with bulls and two girls carrying jars and fruit (one illustration is signed "E. Loevy"). A complete coupons stub with 30 coupons.
47X37 cm (including the coupons), good condition. Some creases and tears at margins. Wavy cut at the left margin, with loss of text. Inscription with colored pencil on top of the certificate.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Printed on the certificate are fine illustrations of workers plowing with bulls and two girls carrying jars and fruit (one illustration is signed "E. Loevy"). A complete coupons stub with 30 coupons.
47X37 cm (including the coupons), good condition. Some creases and tears at margins. Wavy cut at the left margin, with loss of text. Inscription with colored pencil on top of the certificate.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Four "Citroen" company share certificates, issued in Paris in 1924. French.
"Citroen" was established by the Jewish engineer and entrepreneur André Citroën in 1919 and over just a few years the company became one of the largest car manufacturers in the world.
1-2. Two share certificates – "Société Anonyme André Citroën". Both are with the complete coupon stubs with 24 coupons.
3. Share certificate in the amount of 100 Francs –"Taxis- Citroën", subsidiary of "Citroën", manufacturing taxis. Stub with 27 coupons (nos. 6-32).
4. Share certificate in the amount of 100 Francs of "Taxis Citroën ". Stub with 28 coupons (nos. 5-32).
Numerous ink-stamps on the certificate.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
"Citroen" was established by the Jewish engineer and entrepreneur André Citroën in 1919 and over just a few years the company became one of the largest car manufacturers in the world.
1-2. Two share certificates – "Société Anonyme André Citroën". Both are with the complete coupon stubs with 24 coupons.
3. Share certificate in the amount of 100 Francs –"Taxis- Citroën", subsidiary of "Citroën", manufacturing taxis. Stub with 27 coupons (nos. 6-32).
4. Share certificate in the amount of 100 Francs of "Taxis Citroën ". Stub with 28 coupons (nos. 5-32).
Numerous ink-stamps on the certificate.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Two tokens with the Tetragrammaton. France, 16th and 17th centuries.
1. A token struck in France in 1610, commemorating, most probably, the assassination of King Henri IV. Obverse: Tetragrammaton – flowing out of a cloud and sending lightning towards a town. A legend in Latin and the date surround the image. Reverse: France's coat of arms integrated into the coat of arms of Nevers kingdom, surrounded by a legend in Latin: "Henricus IIII, Francorum Et Navar Rex".
Diameter: 27 mm. Good condition.
2. Brass token struck as an imitation of charity tokens of the French organization "Filles-Madame" (an organization founded ca. mid-17th century, engaged in providing dowry money to girls). [17th century?]. Obverse: Tetragrammaton flowing out of a cloud shedding dew on an altar. The image is surrounded by a legend in Latin – "In Efrvore [Fervore] Charitatis Gram Dni Expectam". Reverse: Nobility coat of arms combined with France's coat of arms, surrounded by the legend "Mesing Rechen Pfengnig".
Diameter: 25 mm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Corrosion.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
1. A token struck in France in 1610, commemorating, most probably, the assassination of King Henri IV. Obverse: Tetragrammaton – flowing out of a cloud and sending lightning towards a town. A legend in Latin and the date surround the image. Reverse: France's coat of arms integrated into the coat of arms of Nevers kingdom, surrounded by a legend in Latin: "Henricus IIII, Francorum Et Navar Rex".
Diameter: 27 mm. Good condition.
2. Brass token struck as an imitation of charity tokens of the French organization "Filles-Madame" (an organization founded ca. mid-17th century, engaged in providing dowry money to girls). [17th century?]. Obverse: Tetragrammaton flowing out of a cloud shedding dew on an altar. The image is surrounded by a legend in Latin – "In Efrvore [Fervore] Charitatis Gram Dni Expectam". Reverse: Nobility coat of arms combined with France's coat of arms, surrounded by the legend "Mesing Rechen Pfengnig".
Diameter: 25 mm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Corrosion.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Token minted to commemorate Albert IV (1599-1640), Duke of Saxe-Eisenach who died in 1644 with no successors. [Germany], 1645.
Obverse: A cloud spreading light with the Tetragrammaton within it. Below appear three palm tree branches depicting the three Dukes: the middle branch stands for Albert, picked by a hand coming out of heaven. The image is surrounded by the legend in Latin "E Medio Ad Mediatorem". Reverse: Latin legend with the dates of birth and death of the duke and the minting day of this token, 7.4.1645.
Diameter: 24 mm. Good condition. Bends. Lacking suspension loop.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: A cloud spreading light with the Tetragrammaton within it. Below appear three palm tree branches depicting the three Dukes: the middle branch stands for Albert, picked by a hand coming out of heaven. The image is surrounded by the legend in Latin "E Medio Ad Mediatorem". Reverse: Latin legend with the dates of birth and death of the duke and the minting day of this token, 7.4.1645.
Diameter: 24 mm. Good condition. Bends. Lacking suspension loop.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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A silver token minted to commemorate the signature on the Treaty of Ryswick. [Design: Christian Wermuth]. [Germany], 1697.
Obverse: a crown with olive tree branches, surmounted by the Tetragrammaton and the legend "Europa" below. Reverse: Legend in German.
Diameter: 22 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: a crown with olive tree branches, surmounted by the Tetragrammaton and the legend "Europa" below. Reverse: Legend in German.
Diameter: 22 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Silver medal commemorating the victory of the Swedes (under King Gustav II Adolf) and the Protestants at the Battle of Breitenfeld, part of the Thirty Years' War, 1631.
Obverse: The tetragrammaton, inside a rising sun, surmounting the Latin legend "Dextera Tua Domine Percussit Inimicum" [Thy right hand shatters the enemy]. Surrounded by another legend. Reverse: Latin legend.
Diameter: 42 mm. Good condition. Some defects.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: The tetragrammaton, inside a rising sun, surmounting the Latin legend "Dextera Tua Domine Percussit Inimicum" [Thy right hand shatters the enemy]. Surrounded by another legend. Reverse: Latin legend.
Diameter: 42 mm. Good condition. Some defects.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue
Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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A medal commemorating Louise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810), Queen of Prussia. Germany, 1810.
Obverse: Portrait of the queen and the artist's signature – "LOOS" [Daniel Friedrich Loos], surrounded by a German legend with dates of her birth and wedding. Reverse: Soil with a coffin on it and an eagle, coat of arms of Prussia. Seen in the sky are clouds and a flame surmounted by the Tetragrammaton spreading beams of light. A German legend – "Aus Der Erde Nebel Zurück Zum Ewigen Licht" and the date of the queen's death.
Diameter: 38 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: Portrait of the queen and the artist's signature – "LOOS" [Daniel Friedrich Loos], surrounded by a German legend with dates of her birth and wedding. Reverse: Soil with a coffin on it and an eagle, coat of arms of Prussia. Seen in the sky are clouds and a flame surmounted by the Tetragrammaton spreading beams of light. A German legend – "Aus Der Erde Nebel Zurück Zum Ewigen Licht" and the date of the queen's death.
Diameter: 38 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Two identical medals made of different metals, commemorating the Archbishop of Paris, Denis Auguste Affre who was killed in the "Spring of Nations" revolutions. Paris, 1848.
Obverse: The archbishop of Paris Denis Auguste Affre standing on a barricade, surmounted by a legend in French: "Le Bon Pasteur donne sa vie pour ses brebis" (the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep). On the bottom appears the date – June 1848. Reverse: A triangle with the Tetragrammaton and a legend in French.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: The archbishop of Paris Denis Auguste Affre standing on a barricade, surmounted by a legend in French: "Le Bon Pasteur donne sa vie pour ses brebis" (the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep). On the bottom appears the date – June 1848. Reverse: A triangle with the Tetragrammaton and a legend in French.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Sold for: $550
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A medal struck to commemorate the victories of the allied forces of France and England in the Crimean War. [France], 1854.
Obverse: Portrait of Queen Victoria and Emperor Napoleon III, surmounted by a triangle with beams of light and the Tetragrammaton. A legend in French appears around the portraits: "Reine D’angleterre, Empereur Des Francais", and the artist's signature – Monatagny F. On the bottom appears a legend in French commemorating the treaty signed between France and England in 1853. Reverse: Legend in French commemorating a number of outstanding victories of the allies – breaking into Bomarsund fortress and battles in the area of Sevastopol. Legend on the rim: "Cuivre".
Diameter: 52 mm. Good condition. Slight defect to rim, near the legend.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Obverse: Portrait of Queen Victoria and Emperor Napoleon III, surmounted by a triangle with beams of light and the Tetragrammaton. A legend in French appears around the portraits: "Reine D’angleterre, Empereur Des Francais", and the artist's signature – Monatagny F. On the bottom appears a legend in French commemorating the treaty signed between France and England in 1853. Reverse: Legend in French commemorating a number of outstanding victories of the allies – breaking into Bomarsund fortress and battles in the area of Sevastopol. Legend on the rim: "Cuivre".
Diameter: 52 mm. Good condition. Slight defect to rim, near the legend.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue
Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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1. Silver medal. [Germany, 18th century?]. Obverse: Moses on Mount Sinai. Reverse: Tablets of the Law with the Ten Commandments written in German. The Tablets are surmounted by the Tetragrammaton and surrounded by the legend: "Thue das so Wirst du leben".
2. Silver medal. [Germany, 19th century?]. Obverse: Moses with the Tablets of the Law, and the legend: "Honor thy father and thy mother" (in German). Signed – Loos [Gottfried Bernhard Loos[. Reverse: Cornucopia and a legend in German (partly erased).
3. Obverse: portrait, signed L.F. Reverse: Ten Commandments surmounted by the legend "Chai Te", surrounded by a crown and olive tree branches.
4. Obverse: Portrait of King Solomon. Reverse: the legend "Solomon, King of the Jews, 1015 to 915 B. E".
5. Silver medal with legends in Hebrew. [England, early 20th century]. Obverse: coat of arms of the United Kingdom and the legend "Kadosh Israel Malkenu". Reverse: Star of David (tips are stretched out of the medal's margins), and in its center the legend "Atem Edai". Suspension loop.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
2. Silver medal. [Germany, 19th century?]. Obverse: Moses with the Tablets of the Law, and the legend: "Honor thy father and thy mother" (in German). Signed – Loos [Gottfried Bernhard Loos[. Reverse: Cornucopia and a legend in German (partly erased).
3. Obverse: portrait, signed L.F. Reverse: Ten Commandments surmounted by the legend "Chai Te", surrounded by a crown and olive tree branches.
4. Obverse: Portrait of King Solomon. Reverse: the legend "Solomon, King of the Jews, 1015 to 915 B. E".
5. Silver medal with legends in Hebrew. [England, early 20th century]. Obverse: coat of arms of the United Kingdom and the legend "Kadosh Israel Malkenu". Reverse: Star of David (tips are stretched out of the medal's margins), and in its center the legend "Atem Edai". Suspension loop.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue
Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Medal minted to commemorate the "Edict of Tolerance" issued by Emperor Franz Joseph II, which granted rights to the Jews in Austria. Austria, 1782.
Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph II, the legends "Iosephvs II Rom Imp Semp Aug" and "Tolerantia Imperantis" [tolerance rules]. Signed – Reich [Johann Christian Reich]. Reverse: A rabbi, Catholic bishop and a Protestant priest praying. Surmounted by an eagle (the empire's coat of arms) with the sign "In Deo"; surrounded by a legend in Latin – "Sub Alis Suis Protegit Omnes" [we all are sheltered under his wings], and on the bottom the legend "Ecce Amici" and the year 1782.
Diameter: 44 mm. Good condition. Slight defects.
Provenance: Collection of Morton Leventhal.
Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph II, the legends "Iosephvs II Rom Imp Semp Aug" and "Tolerantia Imperantis" [tolerance rules]. Signed – Reich [Johann Christian Reich]. Reverse: A rabbi, Catholic bishop and a Protestant priest praying. Surmounted by an eagle (the empire's coat of arms) with the sign "In Deo"; surrounded by a legend in Latin – "Sub Alis Suis Protegit Omnes" [we all are sheltered under his wings], and on the bottom the legend "Ecce Amici" and the year 1782.
Diameter: 44 mm. Good condition. Slight defects.
Provenance: Collection of Morton Leventhal.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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A medal minted to commemorate Admiral Sydney Smith's success in fighting off Napoleon's army in Acre during the battle of 1799. [England, ca. 1820].
From the series of medals minted under the guidance of James Mudie, to commemorate British victories in different battles.
Obverse: Portrait of Admiral Sydney Smith, and the legend "Admiral Sir S. Smith". Signed: Mudie [James Mudies] and Mills [George Mills]. Reverse: Allegorical relief – the British lion defending the Syrian camel against the French tiger. Legend: "Acre Defended, Bonaparte Repulsed, Syria Saved". Signed: Mudie and Brenet [Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet].
Diameter: 40 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
From the series of medals minted under the guidance of James Mudie, to commemorate British victories in different battles.
Obverse: Portrait of Admiral Sydney Smith, and the legend "Admiral Sir S. Smith". Signed: Mudie [James Mudies] and Mills [George Mills]. Reverse: Allegorical relief – the British lion defending the Syrian camel against the French tiger. Legend: "Acre Defended, Bonaparte Repulsed, Syria Saved". Signed: Mudie and Brenet [Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet].
Diameter: 40 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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The Morton Leventhal Collection
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