Six Personal Seals – Jerusalem and Morocco

Opening: $3,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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Six personal seals, carved in stone and brass. [Jerusalem and Morocco, late 19th and early 20th century].
1-4. Four oval seals. [Jerusalem].
• Carved carnelian seal, engraved: "Shaul Yitzchak Eliezer", with the name Shaul in Arabic, the initials SIE and the year 1315 [Hijri year = 1897]. 1.5X1.2 cm; handle: 3 cm.
• Carved carnelian seal, engraved: "Salah Yaakov MiRefael (?)", the name Salah in Arabic and the initials SJR. 1.5X1.4 cm; handle: 1.5 cm.
• Seal carved in a yellowish-white stone, engraved: "Yechezkel son of Yaakov", with a word in Arabic set in a drop shaped ornament. 2.3X1.8 cm; handle: 2.5 cm.
• Brass seal, engraved amongst other with the name: "Yosef Shalom son of R. Eliezer Abraham Hananya" and the year 1326 [Hijri year = 1908]. 2.2X1.5 cm.
For similar stamps, see: Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, Dr. Isaiah Shachar (the Israel Museum, 1981), items 572-602, 662.
5. Oval brass seal, engraved: "Yehuda son of Rachamim". [Jerusalem?]. 2.2X1.5 cm; handle: 2.5 cm.
6. Octagonal brass seal, engraved: "David di Yitzchak Tangi". [Morocco]. 2 cm, with a long wooden handle, 9 cm.
Graphic Art, Drawings, Jewish Ceremonial Art and Various Objects
Graphic Art, Drawings, Jewish Ceremonial Art and Various Objects