Lot 235
Extensive Collection of Letters - Bing Family of Bankers - West Europe, 1820-1870
About 980 letters and postal items, from the archive of the Bing family of bankers. Hannover, Munich, Frankfurt, Pressburg, Amsterdam, Paris, The Hague, London and other cities. Ca. 1820-1870. German, French, Dutch, Yiddish, Hungarian and Hebrew.
Collection of letters and correspondences from the archive of the Bing family, leading Jewish bankers in Europe in the 19th century, who had widespread contacts with the Jewish bankers community of the period, and with leaders of European Jewry. Among the items:
· Letters with greetings for the New Year 1872, from the Bamberger family, among them the family head Yitzchak Bamberger Halevi. · Two letters from Rabbi Shimon Bamberger written on his official stationery with his personal seal. · Three letters from Rabbi Leopold Löw, one of them on official stationery with embossing and wax seal. · Persoanl letter from Dr. Isaak Konigswarter. · Letters from family members Jonas and Henrietta Bing. · Correspondence with Jewish families of bankers, members of "Irgun HaPekidim veHa'amarchalim": Hollander-Lehren, Goldschmidt, Simon and others.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Ink stamps, embossing and wax seals on numerous letters. Folding marks and creases. Stains and tears to some of the items.
