Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Three medals – painters and poets. Sweden, Switzerland and Holland, 19th century.
1. Silver medal in memory of Oscar Levertin (1862-1906), Swedish poet, critic and historian of literature.
Obverse: Levertin's portrait, his name and dates of birth and death. On the left appears an inscription in Latin: "Sagax literarum arbiter" [literary critic]. Signed: Erik Lindberg (Swedish sculptor and maker of medals; designed the Nobel Prize medals). Reverse: A harp with roses decorating its base. In the background appears a building and cypresses. Encircled by an inscription in Latin: "rosas et cupressus aequali cantavit ardore". Diameter: 45 mm.
2. Medal in memory of the Dutch painter Solomon Leonard Verveer, 1813-1876.
Obverse: Verveer's portrait and a dedication in Dutch.
Reverse: Easel covered with cloth, with a landscape painting. Next to the easel stands a stool on which a palette and brushes are placed. Surrounding the image is an inscription in Dutch "S.L. Verveer, loved by many…". Diameter: 60 mm.
3. Medal in memory of the Swiss painter and poet Salomon Gessner, 1730-1788.
Obverse: Gessner's portrait. Signed: Vivier F.
Reverse: Inscription in Latin. Diameter: 40 mm.
1. Silver medal in memory of Oscar Levertin (1862-1906), Swedish poet, critic and historian of literature.
Obverse: Levertin's portrait, his name and dates of birth and death. On the left appears an inscription in Latin: "Sagax literarum arbiter" [literary critic]. Signed: Erik Lindberg (Swedish sculptor and maker of medals; designed the Nobel Prize medals). Reverse: A harp with roses decorating its base. In the background appears a building and cypresses. Encircled by an inscription in Latin: "rosas et cupressus aequali cantavit ardore". Diameter: 45 mm.
2. Medal in memory of the Dutch painter Solomon Leonard Verveer, 1813-1876.
Obverse: Verveer's portrait and a dedication in Dutch.
Reverse: Easel covered with cloth, with a landscape painting. Next to the easel stands a stool on which a palette and brushes are placed. Surrounding the image is an inscription in Dutch "S.L. Verveer, loved by many…". Diameter: 60 mm.
3. Medal in memory of the Swiss painter and poet Salomon Gessner, 1730-1788.
Obverse: Gessner's portrait. Signed: Vivier F.
Reverse: Inscription in Latin. Diameter: 40 mm.
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Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
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![Four medals, [Austria, late 19th century].
1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/330_1.jpg "Four Medals – Intellectuals and Renowned People – Austria")
![Four medals, [Austria, late 19th century].
1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/330_2.jpg "Four Medals – Intellectuals and Renowned People – Austria")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $300
Unsold
Four medals, [Austria, late 19th century].
1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewish-Austrian author and poet, founder of Lemel school in Jerusalem.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: C. Radnitzky. Reverse: Heraldic emblem and inscription in German: "Dem Freunde U[nd]: Kollegen Die Beamten Der Isr[aelitische]: Cultusgemeinde In Wien" [to members and colleagues of the Jewish congregation of Vienna]. Diameter: 39 mm.
2-3. Two identical medals (one made of silver) in honor of the Austrian philosopher Theodor Gomperz (1832-1912) 60th birthday, 1892.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: A. Scharff. Reverse: Allegoric relief – boy holding a pick-axe and two women on the beach; representing linguistics, archaeology and philosophy. Diameter: 45 mm.
4. Medal in memory of Adolf Fischhof, 1816-1893, Jewish-Austrian, native of Hungary, physician, author and politician.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: F.X. Pawlik [Franz Xaver Pawlik]. Reverse: A woman covering with flowers Fischhof's bust, and a winged boy-angel holding a torch next to her. Diameter: 56 mm.
1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewish-Austrian author and poet, founder of Lemel school in Jerusalem.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: C. Radnitzky. Reverse: Heraldic emblem and inscription in German: "Dem Freunde U[nd]: Kollegen Die Beamten Der Isr[aelitische]: Cultusgemeinde In Wien" [to members and colleagues of the Jewish congregation of Vienna]. Diameter: 39 mm.
2-3. Two identical medals (one made of silver) in honor of the Austrian philosopher Theodor Gomperz (1832-1912) 60th birthday, 1892.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: A. Scharff. Reverse: Allegoric relief – boy holding a pick-axe and two women on the beach; representing linguistics, archaeology and philosophy. Diameter: 45 mm.
4. Medal in memory of Adolf Fischhof, 1816-1893, Jewish-Austrian, native of Hungary, physician, author and politician.
Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: F.X. Pawlik [Franz Xaver Pawlik]. Reverse: A woman covering with flowers Fischhof's bust, and a winged boy-angel holding a torch next to her. Diameter: 56 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $400
Unsold
Three Jewish medals. Belgium, 19th century.
1. A medal made on behalf of the "Belgian Liberals" in honor of the author Eugène Sue, author of the "Wandering Jew". Belgium, 1845. Maker: Laurent Joseph Hart.
Obverse: Eugène Sue's portrait and an inscription in French: LES LIBÉRAUX BELGES A EUGÈNE SÜE" [ Belgian Liberals tribute to Sue]. Marked: Hart Janv 1845. Reverse: quill pen surrounded by titles of four compositions, among them the "Wandering Jew". At the edges appears the inscription: "Sa Plume Foudroie l'Hydre Qui Brava Rome et Les Rois" [his pen struck the Hydra, defying Rome and the Kings]. Diameter: 53 mm.
2. Medal made in honor of the Jewish doctor Simon Lubin.
Obverse: Lubin's portrait. Signed: J. Leclerq F. [Julien Gabriel Leclerq]. Reverse: Dedication in French. Brussels, April 1835. Diameter: 48 mm.
3. Medal made in memory of Louis Jacobs, 1803-1847, Belgian attorney, judge and Congress Member.
Obverse: Jacobs' portrait. Marked: Hart Fecit. Reverse: Dedication in French: "For his contribution to business, the arts, public education and industry", surrounded by an inscription: "Congrès national, commission mixte de navigation, consiel communal d'anvers" [one of the Belgian congress committees in which Jacobs was active.]. Diameter: 53 mm.
1. A medal made on behalf of the "Belgian Liberals" in honor of the author Eugène Sue, author of the "Wandering Jew". Belgium, 1845. Maker: Laurent Joseph Hart.
Obverse: Eugène Sue's portrait and an inscription in French: LES LIBÉRAUX BELGES A EUGÈNE SÜE" [ Belgian Liberals tribute to Sue]. Marked: Hart Janv 1845. Reverse: quill pen surrounded by titles of four compositions, among them the "Wandering Jew". At the edges appears the inscription: "Sa Plume Foudroie l'Hydre Qui Brava Rome et Les Rois" [his pen struck the Hydra, defying Rome and the Kings]. Diameter: 53 mm.
2. Medal made in honor of the Jewish doctor Simon Lubin.
Obverse: Lubin's portrait. Signed: J. Leclerq F. [Julien Gabriel Leclerq]. Reverse: Dedication in French. Brussels, April 1835. Diameter: 48 mm.
3. Medal made in memory of Louis Jacobs, 1803-1847, Belgian attorney, judge and Congress Member.
Obverse: Jacobs' portrait. Marked: Hart Fecit. Reverse: Dedication in French: "For his contribution to business, the arts, public education and industry", surrounded by an inscription: "Congrès national, commission mixte de navigation, consiel communal d'anvers" [one of the Belgian congress committees in which Jacobs was active.]. Diameter: 53 mm.
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![1. A medal commemorating the 70th birthday of H.S. Rosenberg (founder of an auction house in Hannover), [Germany, 1901]. Obve](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/332_1.jpg "Two Personal Medals – Germany")
![1. A medal commemorating the 70th birthday of H.S. Rosenberg (founder of an auction house in Hannover), [Germany, 1901]. Obve](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/332_2.jpg "Two Personal Medals – Germany")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
1. A medal commemorating the 70th birthday of H.S. Rosenberg (founder of an auction house in Hannover), [Germany, 1901]. Obverse: Rosenberg's portrait. Reverse: A dedication in German surrounded by decorations. Diameter: 50 mm.
2. Medal of the Oppenheim family. [Germany, 1898?].
Obverse: Portrait of Nathan Markus Oppenheim, 1810-1891. Signed: Kowarzik.
Reverse: A family in their study at home and the inscription: "Wir Gratuliren, z. 15 Sept"[we congratulate, September 15], and ".M. N. Oppenheim 1848-98". [15th of September is the birth date of Moritz Nathan Oppenheim, son of Nathan Markus]. Diameter: 60 mm.
2. Medal of the Oppenheim family. [Germany, 1898?].
Obverse: Portrait of Nathan Markus Oppenheim, 1810-1891. Signed: Kowarzik.
Reverse: A family in their study at home and the inscription: "Wir Gratuliren, z. 15 Sept"[we congratulate, September 15], and ".M. N. Oppenheim 1848-98". [15th of September is the birth date of Moritz Nathan Oppenheim, son of Nathan Markus]. Diameter: 60 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $250
Unsold
Two medals commemorating weddings of Jewish couples. Holland, 18th-19th century.
1. A medal commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Jan Jacob van Westrenen and Johanna Catharina Mamuchet van Houdringe, [Holland, 1759]. Fine reliefs of Psalm verses and a Hebrew inscription. Diameter: 42 mm.
2. A medal commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Henry Levyssohn and Elizabeth Lavino, [Holland, 1842], manufacturer: Jacques Wiener. Image of a canopy and a text in Dutch. Diameter: 37 mm.
1. A medal commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Jan Jacob van Westrenen and Johanna Catharina Mamuchet van Houdringe, [Holland, 1759]. Fine reliefs of Psalm verses and a Hebrew inscription. Diameter: 42 mm.
2. A medal commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Henry Levyssohn and Elizabeth Lavino, [Holland, 1842], manufacturer: Jacques Wiener. Image of a canopy and a text in Dutch. Diameter: 37 mm.
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![Four pendants – assistance to pogrom victims. [Holland, early 20th century].
Obverse: Inscription in Dutch: "voor slacht](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/334_1.jpg "Four Pendants – \"Kuma Azarta Lanu\" – Assistance to Pogrom Victims – Ho")
![Four pendants – assistance to pogrom victims. [Holland, early 20th century].
Obverse: Inscription in Dutch: "voor slacht](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/334_2.jpg "Four Pendants – \"Kuma Azarta Lanu\" – Assistance to Pogrom Victims – Ho")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Four pendants – assistance to pogrom victims. [Holland, early 20th century].
Obverse: Inscription in Dutch: "voor slachtoffers de pogrom" [for pogrom's victims]. In the center a verse in Hebrew "Kuma Azarta Lanu" (Psalms 44:27) and its translation into Dutch (op! ons ter hulpe). Reverse: An injured woman on the ground, holding a baby, a man standing next to them crying to heaven, and an inscription in Hebrew: "Shema Israel". In the background a crowd of rioters is depicted, running away.
32X23 mm.
Obverse: Inscription in Dutch: "voor slachtoffers de pogrom" [for pogrom's victims]. In the center a verse in Hebrew "Kuma Azarta Lanu" (Psalms 44:27) and its translation into Dutch (op! ons ter hulpe). Reverse: An injured woman on the ground, holding a baby, a man standing next to them crying to heaven, and an inscription in Hebrew: "Shema Israel". In the background a crowd of rioters is depicted, running away.
32X23 mm.
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![Two medals commemorating the establishment of the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. [Amsterdam, ca. 1865].
Obverse: Relief of a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/335_1.jpg "Two Medals – Jewish Orphanage in Amsterdam")
![Two medals commemorating the establishment of the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. [Amsterdam, ca. 1865].
Obverse: Relief of a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/335_2.jpg "Two Medals – Jewish Orphanage in Amsterdam")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $450
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Two medals commemorating the establishment of the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. [Amsterdam, ca. 1865].
Obverse: Relief of a woman holding two children, with a shield bearing a Star of David and the inscription "Megadlei Yetomim". Reverse: Relief of the building of the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam, established in 1865, with an inscription in German.
Diameter: 70 mm.
Obverse: Relief of a woman holding two children, with a shield bearing a Star of David and the inscription "Megadlei Yetomim". Reverse: Relief of the building of the Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam, established in 1865, with an inscription in German.
Diameter: 70 mm.
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Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
1. Plaque, Jewish orphanage "Machseh Lajesoumim" in Leiden. Depiction of the orphanage building's front with a dedication in Dutch. June, 1929. 58X100 mm.
2. Plaque, one hundred years of the Jewish orphanage in Rotterdam. Featuring the orphanage building's front and an inscription, which reads:"Israëlitisch Weeshuis Rotterdam 1833 1933" and another inscription in Hebrew and Dutch. 60X80 mm.
3. "Vredige Levensavond" [peaceful night of life]. Medal of a Jewish home for the elderly. [Holland, 1938]. Bronze, placed on an octagonal base to be used as a paperweight. Only 100 units were made by Koningklijke Begreer in Utrecht. Decorated with wings and the letters JI (Joodse Invaliden – handicapped Jews). Images depicting the sun, Star of David and an elderly Jew, resting. "Art Deco" style. Diameter: 60 mm, base: 70 mm.
2. Plaque, one hundred years of the Jewish orphanage in Rotterdam. Featuring the orphanage building's front and an inscription, which reads:"Israëlitisch Weeshuis Rotterdam 1833 1933" and another inscription in Hebrew and Dutch. 60X80 mm.
3. "Vredige Levensavond" [peaceful night of life]. Medal of a Jewish home for the elderly. [Holland, 1938]. Bronze, placed on an octagonal base to be used as a paperweight. Only 100 units were made by Koningklijke Begreer in Utrecht. Decorated with wings and the letters JI (Joodse Invaliden – handicapped Jews). Images depicting the sun, Star of David and an elderly Jew, resting. "Art Deco" style. Diameter: 60 mm, base: 70 mm.
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Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
1. Bronze plaque commemorating the inauguration of the synagogue in Mainz, 1912.
Obverse: Interior of the synagogue and inscription: "Haupt Synagoge Mainz".Reverse: Inscription in German.
The synagogue of Mainz Jewish congregation was constructed in 1911-12. In November 1938 it was demolished by the Nazis during Kristallnacht. 52X35 mm.
2. Medal. Obverse: A building's façade surrounded by an inscription: "JSR LBA Wurzburg Synagogenbau 1926" [synagogue / Beit Midrash for Jewish Teachers in Wurzburg?]. Reverse: a chest with an inscription: "Rosh Pinah, Libi Kenista bebay midrasha". A Star of David with an eye in its center. Inscription on the borders:"Al even achat shiva einayim" and "Mikdash meat bekidshat Ma'alita". Diameter: 37 mm.
Obverse: Interior of the synagogue and inscription: "Haupt Synagoge Mainz".Reverse: Inscription in German.
The synagogue of Mainz Jewish congregation was constructed in 1911-12. In November 1938 it was demolished by the Nazis during Kristallnacht. 52X35 mm.
2. Medal. Obverse: A building's façade surrounded by an inscription: "JSR LBA Wurzburg Synagogenbau 1926" [synagogue / Beit Midrash for Jewish Teachers in Wurzburg?]. Reverse: a chest with an inscription: "Rosh Pinah, Libi Kenista bebay midrasha". A Star of David with an eye in its center. Inscription on the borders:"Al even achat shiva einayim" and "Mikdash meat bekidshat Ma'alita". Diameter: 37 mm.
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Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
Bronze plaque commemorating the inauguration of a new building of the "Yeshurun" synagogue in Frankfurt. Maker: Karl Goetz. [Frankfurt, 1907].
Relief of the synagogue's building presented through a decorative gate. Behind the synagogue the sun is depicted and the inscription in Hebrew reads: "Yeshurun Praying House". On the upper part of the plaque an inscription in German: "Neue Synagoge der Jsr.[aelitichen] Religionsges.[ellschaft] zu Frankfurt A[m] M[ain]" [New synagogue of the Frankfurt am Main Jewish congregation]. On the lower part an inscription: "inaugurated on August 29, 1907" (German and Hebrew). Maker's mark appears on the rim.
49X61 mm.
Relief of the synagogue's building presented through a decorative gate. Behind the synagogue the sun is depicted and the inscription in Hebrew reads: "Yeshurun Praying House". On the upper part of the plaque an inscription in German: "Neue Synagoge der Jsr.[aelitichen] Religionsges.[ellschaft] zu Frankfurt A[m] M[ain]" [New synagogue of the Frankfurt am Main Jewish congregation]. On the lower part an inscription: "inaugurated on August 29, 1907" (German and Hebrew). Maker's mark appears on the rim.
49X61 mm.
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Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Medal commemorating the inauguration of "Kehal Adat Yeshurun" synagogue in Frankfurt. Frankfurt am Main, 1852.
Obverse: Front of synagogue and Inscription in Hebrew: "Beit Tefilat Yeshurun…". Reverse: Inscription in German: "Denkmünze Bei Erbauung Einer Synagoge Für Die Jsraelitische Religionsgesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main 5612 -1852" [inauguration of Frankfurt am Main Jewish congregation synagogue].
Diameter: 38 mm.
Obverse: Front of synagogue and Inscription in Hebrew: "Beit Tefilat Yeshurun…". Reverse: Inscription in German: "Denkmünze Bei Erbauung Einer Synagoge Für Die Jsraelitische Religionsgesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main 5612 -1852" [inauguration of Frankfurt am Main Jewish congregation synagogue].
Diameter: 38 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $750
Unsold
Silver medal, Hamburg Jewish congregation, 1890.
Obverse: Relief of a scene portraying a woman holding a baby and stretching her hand to a man, a memorial Menorah and a Hebrew inscription: "Na'amoda Yachad", a relief of the Tablets of the Law and a handshake. On the lower part: "1890".
Reverse: Relief of the ark in the Hamburg synagogue, surrounded by various decorations. Inscribed at the edges: "Deutsch-Israel: Gemeinde Hamburg", a Star of David and maker's mark.
Marked on the rim: "H. M. Silber 990".
Diameter: 42 mm.
Obverse: Relief of a scene portraying a woman holding a baby and stretching her hand to a man, a memorial Menorah and a Hebrew inscription: "Na'amoda Yachad", a relief of the Tablets of the Law and a handshake. On the lower part: "1890".
Reverse: Relief of the ark in the Hamburg synagogue, surrounded by various decorations. Inscribed at the edges: "Deutsch-Israel: Gemeinde Hamburg", a Star of David and maker's mark.
Marked on the rim: "H. M. Silber 990".
Diameter: 42 mm.
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