Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
Two Printed Amulets for Protection of a Mother – One for the Birth of a Boy and One for the Birth of a Girl – Germany, 18th Century
Opening: $2,500
Estimate: $6,000 - $10,000
Sold for: $4,000
Including buyer's premium
Two amulets printed on paper, with woodcut illustrations. [Sulzbach? Germany, 18th century].
· Amulet for the protection of a woman who gave birth to a boy and of the newborn.
Printed amulet depicting an encounter between Elijah and Lilith. A circumcision is portrayed at the top. On the right and left margins are the figures of Adam (right) and Chava (left), each standing on a balcony with a canopy. Beneath the title "LeZachar" ("For a Male") is a German text in Hebrew letters. Printed at the bottom is the inscription: "Brit Kodesh" ("Holy Covenant").
Length: 17.5 cm, width: 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases, folding marks and wear. Left margin trimmed. Mounted on black cardboard and framed.
· Amulet for the protection of a woman who gave birth to a girl and of the newborn.
Printed amulet depicting an encounter between Elijah and Lilith. A woman kindling Shabbat lights in a hanging lamp ("Judenstern") is portrayed at the top. On the right and left margins are the figures of Adam (right) and Chava (left), each standing on a balcony with a canopy. Beneath the title "LiNekeva" ("For a Female") is a German text in Hebrew letters. Printed at the bottom in Hebrew is the inscription: "Family purity, dough tithing, candle lighting" (the three commandments applying specifically to the Jewish woman).
Length: 15-15.5 cm, width: 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Margins trimmed. Small holes to upper part. Small tear (repaired). Two small pieces of paper attached to top of verso.
See: Jewish Tradition in Art - The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, by Dr. Isaiah Shachar (Israel Museum, 1981), Items 2-3.
· Amulet for the protection of a woman who gave birth to a boy and of the newborn.
Printed amulet depicting an encounter between Elijah and Lilith. A circumcision is portrayed at the top. On the right and left margins are the figures of Adam (right) and Chava (left), each standing on a balcony with a canopy. Beneath the title "LeZachar" ("For a Male") is a German text in Hebrew letters. Printed at the bottom is the inscription: "Brit Kodesh" ("Holy Covenant").
Length: 17.5 cm, width: 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases, folding marks and wear. Left margin trimmed. Mounted on black cardboard and framed.
· Amulet for the protection of a woman who gave birth to a girl and of the newborn.
Printed amulet depicting an encounter between Elijah and Lilith. A woman kindling Shabbat lights in a hanging lamp ("Judenstern") is portrayed at the top. On the right and left margins are the figures of Adam (right) and Chava (left), each standing on a balcony with a canopy. Beneath the title "LiNekeva" ("For a Female") is a German text in Hebrew letters. Printed at the bottom in Hebrew is the inscription: "Family purity, dough tithing, candle lighting" (the three commandments applying specifically to the Jewish woman).
Length: 15-15.5 cm, width: 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Margins trimmed. Small holes to upper part. Small tear (repaired). Two small pieces of paper attached to top of verso.
See: Jewish Tradition in Art - The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, by Dr. Isaiah Shachar (Israel Museum, 1981), Items 2-3.
Jewish Ceremonial Art
Jewish Ceremonial Art