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
Opening: $100
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
25 pins and badges – Israel Prison Service.
Among the items: • Pins and badges with IPS emblem. • IPS pins with a digit marking a different number of years of seniority: 10, 20 and 25 years. • Pin with the legend "Israel Prison Service" (Hebrew). • Badge of "intervention and conveyance" unit, former name of Nahshon unit. • and more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Among the items: • Pins and badges with IPS emblem. • IPS pins with a digit marking a different number of years of seniority: 10, 20 and 25 years. • Pin with the legend "Israel Prison Service" (Hebrew). • Badge of "intervention and conveyance" unit, former name of Nahshon unit. • and more.
Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $100
Unsold
17 pins of the Courts of Law Guard and the Knesset Guard.
Among the items: • A pin with the legend "Court of Law" in Hebrew, Arabic and English (apparently from the Mandate period). • A rectangular pin with the legend "Court of Law" on a black background. • Three pins with the emblem of the State of Israel and the legend "Courts of Law". • Pins with the emblem of "Knesset Guard"– a Menorah, surmounted by a wall and surrounded by olive tree branches. • Buttons with the emblem of the State of Israel. • Name badge with the emblem of the Knesset Guard. • More.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Among the items: • A pin with the legend "Court of Law" in Hebrew, Arabic and English (apparently from the Mandate period). • A rectangular pin with the legend "Court of Law" on a black background. • Three pins with the emblem of the State of Israel and the legend "Courts of Law". • Pins with the emblem of "Knesset Guard"– a Menorah, surmounted by a wall and surrounded by olive tree branches. • Buttons with the emblem of the State of Israel. • Name badge with the emblem of the Knesset Guard. • More.
Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $150
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Approximately 45 pins of El Al Israel Airlines
Among the items: • Various nametags, some of them blank. • Gear-shaped pins in various colors, containing an airplane and a Star of David. Various numbers appear in the middle of the Stars of David, evidently indicating years of service. • Various pins with the old symbol of El Al – a Star of David with wings on either side. • A pin depicting the cartoon character Srulik wearing a pilot’s hat and holding a flower. • And more.
One of the pins appears in two copies. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Among the items: • Various nametags, some of them blank. • Gear-shaped pins in various colors, containing an airplane and a Star of David. Various numbers appear in the middle of the Stars of David, evidently indicating years of service. • Various pins with the old symbol of El Al – a Star of David with wings on either side. • A pin depicting the cartoon character Srulik wearing a pilot’s hat and holding a flower. • And more.
One of the pins appears in two copies. Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $150
Unsold
20 pins of Israeli airline companies, most of them of Arkia.
In the collection: Various pins from Arkia Airlines, including a pin marking five years of service, round pins bearing the word "Arkia" in a stylized font, and more. • Two pins of the airport in Lod. • Pin of the Israeli Association of General Aviation. • And more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
In the collection: Various pins from Arkia Airlines, including a pin marking five years of service, round pins bearing the word "Arkia" in a stylized font, and more. • Two pins of the airport in Lod. • Pin of the Israeli Association of General Aviation. • And more.
Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $100
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
Ten pins of different ports in Palestine, some from the Mandate Period.
• A Tel-Aviv port pin, with the image of Zebulun, and the legend "Zebulun shall live by the seashore, Tel-Aviv Port". • A Tel-Aviv port pin, with the emblem of the city and the legend" "when you cross the shore I am with you" (Hebrew). • Pin – Jaffa port; a lighthouse and an anchor. • Four Haifa port pins, including a pin commemorating 25 years to the establishment of the port. • Pins of Eilat and Ashdod ports. • "Mishmar HaNamal" pin. • "Ports Authority" pin - with an anchor, sea waves and two cranes. A legend: "thou shall spread to the west" (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
• A Tel-Aviv port pin, with the image of Zebulun, and the legend "Zebulun shall live by the seashore, Tel-Aviv Port". • A Tel-Aviv port pin, with the emblem of the city and the legend" "when you cross the shore I am with you" (Hebrew). • Pin – Jaffa port; a lighthouse and an anchor. • Four Haifa port pins, including a pin commemorating 25 years to the establishment of the port. • Pins of Eilat and Ashdod ports. • "Mishmar HaNamal" pin. • "Ports Authority" pin - with an anchor, sea waves and two cranes. A legend: "thou shall spread to the west" (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $100
Unsold
28 pins from various organizations, including the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, B’nai B’rith, and the Freemasons
The collection contains: • Pins of the B’nai B’rith organization, including B’nai B’rith pins from Israel and the United States. • Pins of the Freemasons, including pins with the Freemasons’ symbol, in some cases together with a Star of David and a cross. Some of them are from Israeli lodges: Alumim, the Holy City, Bezalel, and Acre. • Pins of the Lions Israel Club, with the letter L, the legend "Lions," and two lions. In some of them, the symbol appears together with the emblem of the State of Israel, the Israeli flag or a menorah. • Two pins of the Rotary Club. • And more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The collection contains: • Pins of the B’nai B’rith organization, including B’nai B’rith pins from Israel and the United States. • Pins of the Freemasons, including pins with the Freemasons’ symbol, in some cases together with a Star of David and a cross. Some of them are from Israeli lodges: Alumim, the Holy City, Bezalel, and Acre. • Pins of the Lions Israel Club, with the letter L, the legend "Lions," and two lions. In some of them, the symbol appears together with the emblem of the State of Israel, the Israeli flag or a menorah. • Two pins of the Rotary Club. • And more.
Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $150
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Collection of pins with portraits of Jewish dignitaries and Zionist leaders.
The collection includes: • Nine pins with the portrait of Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl on behalf of various entities and one pin with the legend "1954, fifty years to the passing of Herzl, vision and fulfillment". • Ten pins with the portrait of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, some commemorating the day of his death. Two pins commemorating the re-internment of Jabotinsky's remains in Israel, with the legend "Jabotinsky returns to the homeland" (Hebrew). • Five pins with the portrait of Haim Nachman Bialik, one with the legend "One language – one heart" (Hebrew). • Pin with a ribbon and a plaque with the portrait of Chaim Weizmann. • Two pins with the portrait of David Ben-Gurion, one on the occasion of his 80th birthday. • Two pins with the portrait of Meir Dizengoff and the legend "Father of Tel-Aviv" (Hebrew).
Total of 35 pins. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The collection includes: • Nine pins with the portrait of Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl on behalf of various entities and one pin with the legend "1954, fifty years to the passing of Herzl, vision and fulfillment". • Ten pins with the portrait of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, some commemorating the day of his death. Two pins commemorating the re-internment of Jabotinsky's remains in Israel, with the legend "Jabotinsky returns to the homeland" (Hebrew). • Five pins with the portrait of Haim Nachman Bialik, one with the legend "One language – one heart" (Hebrew). • Pin with a ribbon and a plaque with the portrait of Chaim Weizmann. • Two pins with the portrait of David Ben-Gurion, one on the occasion of his 80th birthday. • Two pins with the portrait of Meir Dizengoff and the legend "Father of Tel-Aviv" (Hebrew).
Total of 35 pins. Size and condition vary.
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
Opening: $150
Unsold
33 pendants, medals and brooches with Jewish motifs and texts, for good luck, blessing and success. [United States and Israel, 20th century].
In the collection: • Five pendants and brooches set with enamel, designed as a Star of David and as the Tablets of the Law. • Ten pendants and medals decorated with Stars of David, Tablets of the Law, and a Menorah, with various texts – "Mazal", "Zion", "Baruch ata Bevo'acha uBaruch ata Betzetcha", "Beracha veHatzlacha", priestly benediction and more. One medal was granted on behalf of "United Institutions of Jerusalem, Israel", and an additional medal on behalf of "Yeshivah Meah Shearim". • Pendants and brooches designed as a Star of David, Tablets of the Law, Menorahs, and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition (a number of items in poor condition).
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
In the collection: • Five pendants and brooches set with enamel, designed as a Star of David and as the Tablets of the Law. • Ten pendants and medals decorated with Stars of David, Tablets of the Law, and a Menorah, with various texts – "Mazal", "Zion", "Baruch ata Bevo'acha uBaruch ata Betzetcha", "Beracha veHatzlacha", priestly benediction and more. One medal was granted on behalf of "United Institutions of Jerusalem, Israel", and an additional medal on behalf of "Yeshivah Meah Shearim". • Pendants and brooches designed as a Star of David, Tablets of the Law, Menorahs, and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition (a number of items in poor 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
Opening: $150
Unsold
Large collection of pins and badges – Arab countries. Most of the pins are military pins or pins of various educational institutes.
The collection includes: • Badges of various Arab armies, among them the Arab Legion, Egyptian army, Lebanese army, Iraqi army and more. • Pins with the Druze Star emblem. • Pins of Arab educational institutes in Jerusalem and in Hebron. • Pendant with the legend "UAR pavilion / New York World's Fair" ( made for the pavilion of the United Arab Republic in the New York World fair in the years 1945-6). • Two cloth badges. • More.
Total of 80 items. Size and condition vary. Some of the pins appear in multiple copies.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The collection includes: • Badges of various Arab armies, among them the Arab Legion, Egyptian army, Lebanese army, Iraqi army and more. • Pins with the Druze Star emblem. • Pins of Arab educational institutes in Jerusalem and in Hebron. • Pendant with the legend "UAR pavilion / New York World's Fair" ( made for the pavilion of the United Arab Republic in the New York World fair in the years 1945-6). • Two cloth badges. • More.
Total of 80 items. Size and condition vary. Some of the pins appear in multiple copies.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Category
The Morton Leventhal Collection
Catalogue