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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
Pair of candlesticks made by Josef Kogler. Vienna, 1817.
Silver (marked: year, city and producer marks).
Early, elegant candlesticks. Decorated with delicate horizontal lines.
Height: 26-27 cm. Fair-good condition. Bends and slight defects.
Provenance: Schwarz family collection, Innsbruck, Austria.
Silver (marked: year, city and producer marks).
Early, elegant candlesticks. Decorated with delicate horizontal lines.
Height: 26-27 cm. Fair-good condition. Bends and slight defects.
Provenance: Schwarz family collection, Innsbruck, Austria.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps, Sabbath Lamps and Synagogue Lamps
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Candlestick. Holland, [late 18th or early 19th century].
Sawed, pierced and embossed brass sheet; brass nails.
The back plate is decorated with delicate vegetal motifs and tiny embossed Stars of David. Oval basin with a candle font in the center.
Length: 22 cm, width: 20 cm, depth: 15.5 cm. Good overall condition. Breaks to basin bottom.
Sawed, pierced and embossed brass sheet; brass nails.
The back plate is decorated with delicate vegetal motifs and tiny embossed Stars of David. Oval basin with a candle font in the center.
Length: 22 cm, width: 20 cm, depth: 15.5 cm. Good overall condition. Breaks to basin bottom.
Category
Hanukkah Lamps, Sabbath Lamps and Synagogue Lamps
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Pair of Torah finials. Persia, [first decades of the 20th century].
Engraved silver; Persian coins.
Tall and narrow finials. Engraved on the top part and on the rollers are Stars of David containing the word "Zion" (Hebrew). The body of the pomegranate-shaped finials and the entire surface are covered with dense decorations showing vegetal motifs, with birds. A Hebrew dedication (added later, in Jerusalem) reads: "Dedicated to G-d for the synagogue of King David Jerusalem, for the health of Shmuel Katan ben David and his wife Esther bat Yedidiya and his entire family, 5713 [1953]". Chains ending in Persian coins serve as bells.
Height: 29.5 cm. Good overall condition. One finial is missing a chain and a coin, the other is missing a coin. Slight bends.
Engraved silver; Persian coins.
Tall and narrow finials. Engraved on the top part and on the rollers are Stars of David containing the word "Zion" (Hebrew). The body of the pomegranate-shaped finials and the entire surface are covered with dense decorations showing vegetal motifs, with birds. A Hebrew dedication (added later, in Jerusalem) reads: "Dedicated to G-d for the synagogue of King David Jerusalem, for the health of Shmuel Katan ben David and his wife Esther bat Yedidiya and his entire family, 5713 [1953]". Chains ending in Persian coins serve as bells.
Height: 29.5 cm. Good overall condition. One finial is missing a chain and a coin, the other is missing a coin. Slight bends.
Category
Jewish Ceremonial Art - Objects Used in Synagogue
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Pair of Torah finials. Austro-Hungarian Empire, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Engraved, embossed and sawn silver (marked).
Typical Austro-Hungarian design. Two rows of bells surrounding each pomegranate-shaped finial.
Height: 31 cm. Good condition. Bends to several places. Bell and suspension loop missing from one of the finials.
Engraved, embossed and sawn silver (marked).
Typical Austro-Hungarian design. Two rows of bells surrounding each pomegranate-shaped finial.
Height: 31 cm. Good condition. Bends to several places. Bell and suspension loop missing from one of the finials.
Category
Jewish Ceremonial Art - Objects Used in Synagogue
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Pair of Torah finials. [Eretz Israel, late 19th or early 20th century].
Engraved and carved olive wood; ink.
One finial is decorated with carved reliefs in the shape of Prophet Zechariah's Tomb and the Western Wall; the other shows a relief of Rachel's Tomb and the Temple (Dome of the Rock) with names of sites in black ink. The inscription "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) appears on the lower part of the handles. Two cypresses are carved between the reliefs.
Height: 17 cm. Good condition. Cracks. Repairs of wood. Glued fractures.
Literature: "50 Rimonim, a Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", exhibition catalogue, Tel-Aviv University (The Judaica Museum, The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998), item 28.
Engraved and carved olive wood; ink.
One finial is decorated with carved reliefs in the shape of Prophet Zechariah's Tomb and the Western Wall; the other shows a relief of Rachel's Tomb and the Temple (Dome of the Rock) with names of sites in black ink. The inscription "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) appears on the lower part of the handles. Two cypresses are carved between the reliefs.
Height: 17 cm. Good condition. Cracks. Repairs of wood. Glued fractures.
Literature: "50 Rimonim, a Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", exhibition catalogue, Tel-Aviv University (The Judaica Museum, The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998), item 28.
Category
Jewish Ceremonial Art - Objects Used in Synagogue
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $3,000
Unsold
Magnificent Torah mantle. [Germany or Czech Republic, late 17th century / early 18th century].
Silver and fabric thread embroidery on cardboard linings; velvet; fabric ribbons; sequins.
Exquisite mantle, adorned with rich embroidery of good quality on both sides.
Silver and colorful thread embroidery on dark red velvet and on heavy cardboard linings: a large embossed Torah crown on the top of the mantle, beneath it a silver thread embroidered inscription reading "Keter Torah". On the left and right are a pair of columns intertwined with grapevine branches with leaves and fruit. The columns are surmounted by two vases with rich vegetation. A "carpet" in the center of the mantle is adorned with dense and rich silver thread embroidery in vegetal and symmetric geometrical patterns; the flowers' leaves are adorned with blue velvet. On the lower part is an embroidered pattern of leaves and branches with pomegranates. The reverse of the mantle is also adorned with rich embroidery, in vegetal patterns with pomegranate-like fruit.
90X46 cm. Fair condition. Velvet is worn, torn and lacking in some places. Numerous spots of embroidery are unraveled. Tears to margins and to seams connecting the front and back sheets.
Silver and fabric thread embroidery on cardboard linings; velvet; fabric ribbons; sequins.
Exquisite mantle, adorned with rich embroidery of good quality on both sides.
Silver and colorful thread embroidery on dark red velvet and on heavy cardboard linings: a large embossed Torah crown on the top of the mantle, beneath it a silver thread embroidered inscription reading "Keter Torah". On the left and right are a pair of columns intertwined with grapevine branches with leaves and fruit. The columns are surmounted by two vases with rich vegetation. A "carpet" in the center of the mantle is adorned with dense and rich silver thread embroidery in vegetal and symmetric geometrical patterns; the flowers' leaves are adorned with blue velvet. On the lower part is an embroidered pattern of leaves and branches with pomegranates. The reverse of the mantle is also adorned with rich embroidery, in vegetal patterns with pomegranate-like fruit.
90X46 cm. Fair condition. Velvet is worn, torn and lacking in some places. Numerous spots of embroidery are unraveled. Tears to margins and to seams connecting the front and back sheets.
Category
Jewish Ceremonial Art - Objects Used in Synagogue
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Torah scroll ornament. [Kurdistan, late 19th or early 20th century].
Cut, soldered and engraved silver.
Ornament for hanging on Torah scroll case. Designed in the shape of the Tablets of the Law inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Above the tablets is a flower-shaped ornament with three leaves. The upper margins are cut in a wave pattern. Suspension loop (original).
8X12.5 cm. Good condition. Bends. Gemstones missing (?).
Cut, soldered and engraved silver.
Ornament for hanging on Torah scroll case. Designed in the shape of the Tablets of the Law inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Above the tablets is a flower-shaped ornament with three leaves. The upper margins are cut in a wave pattern. Suspension loop (original).
8X12.5 cm. Good condition. Bends. Gemstones missing (?).
Category
Jewish Ceremonial Art - Objects Used in Synagogue
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $300
Unsold
Tallit bag - "Sfara DeTzitzit". Morocco, [early decades of the 20th century].
Silver thread embroidery on red velvet and cardboard.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs, birds and hens. Embroidered on the top part of the front of the bag is the name of the Bar Mitzvah boy who received the bag: "Jananiah son of Abraham Nachmiash". Embroidered on the back are flower ornaments and the boy's initials, JN.
Approx. 30X24 cm. Fair-poor condition. Velvet fabric badly worn, some cloth pieces missing, unraveling to velvet cloth and embroidery, with damage to decorations.
Silver thread embroidery on red velvet and cardboard.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs, birds and hens. Embroidered on the top part of the front of the bag is the name of the Bar Mitzvah boy who received the bag: "Jananiah son of Abraham Nachmiash". Embroidered on the back are flower ornaments and the boy's initials, JN.
Approx. 30X24 cm. Fair-poor condition. Velvet fabric badly worn, some cloth pieces missing, unraveling to velvet cloth and embroidery, with damage to decorations.
Category
Textiles
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $300
Unsold
1. Tallit bag - "Sfara DeTzitzit". Morocco, 1953. Silver thread embroidery on blue velvet and cardboard.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs and birds. Embroidered on the top part of the front of the bag is the name of the Bar Mitzvah boy who received the bag: "Yosef Azulai". Embroidered on the back are bird decorations, a Star of David and the Jewish year, 5713. Fair-poor condition. Worming. Torn and worn, with damage to embroidery.
2. Tallit bag - "Sfara DeTzitzit". Morocco, [mid-20th century]. Silver thread embroidery on green velvet and cardboard.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs, with birds and a palm (hamsa). On the back is an embroidered flower. Fair condition. Worming. Torn and worn.
3. Tefillin bag. [Europe], 1900. Embroidered on one side are a Star of David, the Ten Commandments and the Jewish year 5660. On the other side is a monogram. Fair condition. Worn and torn.
4. Tefillin bag. [Eretz Israel, early 20th century]. On one side is a colorful piece of embroidery depicting the Western Wall, set within a bouquet of branches and flowers, with the inscriptions, in Hebrew, "Souvenir of Jerusalem" and "Western Wall". On the other side is an embroidered Star of David. Fair-good condition. Some wear and tears.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs and birds. Embroidered on the top part of the front of the bag is the name of the Bar Mitzvah boy who received the bag: "Yosef Azulai". Embroidered on the back are bird decorations, a Star of David and the Jewish year, 5713. Fair-poor condition. Worming. Torn and worn, with damage to embroidery.
2. Tallit bag - "Sfara DeTzitzit". Morocco, [mid-20th century]. Silver thread embroidery on green velvet and cardboard.
Decorated with embroidery in vegetal motifs, with birds and a palm (hamsa). On the back is an embroidered flower. Fair condition. Worming. Torn and worn.
3. Tefillin bag. [Europe], 1900. Embroidered on one side are a Star of David, the Ten Commandments and the Jewish year 5660. On the other side is a monogram. Fair condition. Worn and torn.
4. Tefillin bag. [Eretz Israel, early 20th century]. On one side is a colorful piece of embroidery depicting the Western Wall, set within a bouquet of branches and flowers, with the inscriptions, in Hebrew, "Souvenir of Jerusalem" and "Western Wall". On the other side is an embroidered Star of David. Fair-good condition. Some wear and tears.
Category
Textiles
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Wall decoration - worshippers at the Western Wall. [Eretz Israel, early 20th century].
Cotton and silk (machine embroidery).
In the center is a prayer scene at the Western Wall: men and women standing together and a few figures seated at their side. In the early 20th century, Gobelin tapestries of this kind, with depictions of the Holy Places, were popular souvenirs from Palestine and were sold in Central Europe.
Length: 30.5 cm, width: 43 cm. Good-fair condition. Slightly trimmed margins. Slightly faded. Mounted on cardboard.
For an identical item see: collection of the Jewish Museum in Prague, Inv. No. JMP 089.680.
Cotton and silk (machine embroidery).
In the center is a prayer scene at the Western Wall: men and women standing together and a few figures seated at their side. In the early 20th century, Gobelin tapestries of this kind, with depictions of the Holy Places, were popular souvenirs from Palestine and were sold in Central Europe.
Length: 30.5 cm, width: 43 cm. Good-fair condition. Slightly trimmed margins. Slightly faded. Mounted on cardboard.
For an identical item see: collection of the Jewish Museum in Prague, Inv. No. JMP 089.680.
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Textiles
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Five printed fabrics, with illustrations and prayers for the Sabbath, holidays and festivals. Jerusalem [early to mid-20th century]. Some of the prayers are printed in Yiddish-Teitsch.
1. For Sabbath and festivals. Printed in the printing press of Abraham Moses Luncz, Jerusalem. With illustrations of the Holy Sites and of a leopard, eagle, deer and lion (cf. the saying in Pirkei Avot).
2. For Passover. Solomon Press, Jerusalem. Printed on behalf of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot, on bright pink fabric.
3. For Sabbath and festivals. Goldberg Press, Jerusalem. Printed on behalf of Kollel Chibat Yerushalayim of the Galician Community.
4. For Sabbath and festivals. Printed on behalf of the General Orphans Home in Jerusalem.
5. Printed fabric, with blessings for Sabbath and festivals. Printed on behalf of Yeshivat Ohel Moshe, Jerusalem, in gold-colored fabric.
Size and condition vary. Some are in fair condition, with stains, unraveling and slight tears.
1. For Sabbath and festivals. Printed in the printing press of Abraham Moses Luncz, Jerusalem. With illustrations of the Holy Sites and of a leopard, eagle, deer and lion (cf. the saying in Pirkei Avot).
2. For Passover. Solomon Press, Jerusalem. Printed on behalf of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot, on bright pink fabric.
3. For Sabbath and festivals. Goldberg Press, Jerusalem. Printed on behalf of Kollel Chibat Yerushalayim of the Galician Community.
4. For Sabbath and festivals. Printed on behalf of the General Orphans Home in Jerusalem.
5. Printed fabric, with blessings for Sabbath and festivals. Printed on behalf of Yeshivat Ohel Moshe, Jerusalem, in gold-colored fabric.
Size and condition vary. Some are in fair condition, with stains, unraveling and slight tears.
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Textiles
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Embroidered tablecloth. [Iraq, first decades of the 20th century].
Gilt silk thread embroidery on cotton.
Round tablecloth. In the middle is a symmetrical embroidered decoration in vegetal motifs, surrounded by a bouquet of leaves and flowers. Four hands (hamsas) separate the central decoration from the line of text, also embroidered in a round form: "The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and in them let my name be perpetuated, Ben Porat Yosef Ben Porat Alei Ayin…" [Hebrew]. The external framework also features a vegetal motif.
Approx. 78X75 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Traces of red threads on margins and in the center (perhaps from beads or other ornaments that were sewn onto the margins or the center).
Compare Iraqi Sabbath tablecloth in the Israel Museum collection, no. B94. 0522.
Gilt silk thread embroidery on cotton.
Round tablecloth. In the middle is a symmetrical embroidered decoration in vegetal motifs, surrounded by a bouquet of leaves and flowers. Four hands (hamsas) separate the central decoration from the line of text, also embroidered in a round form: "The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and in them let my name be perpetuated, Ben Porat Yosef Ben Porat Alei Ayin…" [Hebrew]. The external framework also features a vegetal motif.
Approx. 78X75 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Traces of red threads on margins and in the center (perhaps from beads or other ornaments that were sewn onto the margins or the center).
Compare Iraqi Sabbath tablecloth in the Israel Museum collection, no. B94. 0522.
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