Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970) – Collection of Sketches for Judaica Items for the Orthodox Jewish Community in Auckland, New Zealand
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970), collection of sketches for Judaica items for the Orthodox Jewish community in Auckland, New Zealand. Jerusalem, 1949.
Ink, pencil and colored pencils on paper.
Sketches for Torah shields and pointers. Included: • Sketch (and carbon copy) for a shield decorated with a lion and vines. Dedicatory inscription on shield (Hebrew): "Dedicated in memory of the communal workers and philanthropists of the Chevra Kaddisha in Auckland". Signed and dated by Raban. • Sketch for a shield decorated with pomegranates, a menorah, Tablets of the Law, a lion and stag. Dedicatory inscription (English): "In Memory of Rabbi Samuel Aaron Goldstein, Minister, Auckland Hebrew Com[munity], President, Auckland Zionist Assoc[iation]". With two sketches for a Torah pointer. Stamped with the inked stamp of Raban's studio. • Sketch (and carbon copy) for a Torah pointer, dedicated to "The Jewish soldiers who gave up their lives in the war against the Nazi enemy, and in the Independence war of Israel 1947-1949"; "designed for the Chevra Kaddisha of Auckland" (Hebrew). Signed and dated by Raban. Stamped with the inked stamp of Raban's studio.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
Ink, pencil and colored pencils on paper.
Sketches for Torah shields and pointers. Included: • Sketch (and carbon copy) for a shield decorated with a lion and vines. Dedicatory inscription on shield (Hebrew): "Dedicated in memory of the communal workers and philanthropists of the Chevra Kaddisha in Auckland". Signed and dated by Raban. • Sketch for a shield decorated with pomegranates, a menorah, Tablets of the Law, a lion and stag. Dedicatory inscription (English): "In Memory of Rabbi Samuel Aaron Goldstein, Minister, Auckland Hebrew Com[munity], President, Auckland Zionist Assoc[iation]". With two sketches for a Torah pointer. Stamped with the inked stamp of Raban's studio. • Sketch (and carbon copy) for a Torah pointer, dedicated to "The Jewish soldiers who gave up their lives in the war against the Nazi enemy, and in the Independence war of Israel 1947-1949"; "designed for the Chevra Kaddisha of Auckland" (Hebrew). Signed and dated by Raban. Stamped with the inked stamp of Raban's studio.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi