Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Amulet painted on glass. [Eretz Israel], 20th century.
Glass; paint.
A glass plate, in its center a rectangular frame with the letter "Heh", on its top appears the inscription "Shadai", and in the center a hand (Hamsa), painted in gold. Fine vegetal and floral decorations in the shades of green, red and gold appear in the frame.
38X30 cm. Fair condition. Moisture marks. the paint sticks to the back cardboard in numerous places.
Framed: 41.5X33 cm.
Glass; paint.
A glass plate, in its center a rectangular frame with the letter "Heh", on its top appears the inscription "Shadai", and in the center a hand (Hamsa), painted in gold. Fine vegetal and floral decorations in the shades of green, red and gold appear in the frame.
38X30 cm. Fair condition. Moisture marks. the paint sticks to the back cardboard in numerous places.
Framed: 41.5X33 cm.
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Ten amulets for protection of child and mother. North Africa, Kurdistan, Iran and Eretz Israel , 19th and 20th centuries.
1. Large rectangular amulet, with cutoff corners. Engraved silver.
2. Round amulet, for protection of child and mother, in the center is shape of Lilith. Engraved silver.
3. Rounded rectangular amulet, for protection of child and mother. Engraved silver.
4. Rounded rectangular amulet, with inscription "L'yeshuatcha kiviti - Gad Gdud Yegudenu…". Engraved silver.
5. Rounded rectangular amulet, with the inscription "Shema Yisrael…" and "Baruch Shem…". Engraved silver.
6. Round amulet, with the initials of Ana BeChoach. Engraved silver.
7. Octagon amulet, made of engraved metal.
8. Amulet for protection of home and residents. Ink on parchment, in a metal frame.
9-10. Pair of drop-shaped amulets, with Arabic numerals and words. Engraved silver.
Varied size and condition.
1. Large rectangular amulet, with cutoff corners. Engraved silver.
2. Round amulet, for protection of child and mother, in the center is shape of Lilith. Engraved silver.
3. Rounded rectangular amulet, for protection of child and mother. Engraved silver.
4. Rounded rectangular amulet, with inscription "L'yeshuatcha kiviti - Gad Gdud Yegudenu…". Engraved silver.
5. Rounded rectangular amulet, with the inscription "Shema Yisrael…" and "Baruch Shem…". Engraved silver.
6. Round amulet, with the initials of Ana BeChoach. Engraved silver.
7. Octagon amulet, made of engraved metal.
8. Amulet for protection of home and residents. Ink on parchment, in a metal frame.
9-10. Pair of drop-shaped amulets, with Arabic numerals and words. Engraved silver.
Varied size and condition.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $500
Unsold
Large handwritten leaf, astrological map. [Oriental writing, c. 19th century].
Detailed sketch of the constellations, the sun, stars, celestial bodies and the zodiac.
On the side of the leaf is an explanation of the celestial bodies and the zodiac.
37X51 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Damages and tears, professionally restored. Worming. Damage to text in several places. Folding marks.
Detailed sketch of the constellations, the sun, stars, celestial bodies and the zodiac.
On the side of the leaf is an explanation of the celestial bodies and the zodiac.
37X51 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Damages and tears, professionally restored. Worming. Damage to text in several places. Folding marks.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $300
Unsold
Stammtafel des Rabbi Elazar Löw genannt Schemen Rokeach – Family tree of Rabbi Elazar Löw, author of Shemen Rokeach. [Berlin-Tel Aviv, c. 1926 and 1935]. German.
Large printed chart, folded, with a printed cardboard cover. the family tree was arranged by Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Mintz and printed in Berlin. Apparently, the cover was printed in Tel Aviv in c. 1935 after the author immigrated to Eretz Israel.
Rabbi Elazar Löw (1758-1837, Otzar HaRabbanim no. 2919; Ishim B'Tshuvot HaChatam Sofer, p. 74), a famous Torah prodigy and leading figure in the generation of the Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger. He served in the rabbinate of Wodzisław, Pilica, Triesch (Ťrešt), Ronsburg, Pilsen-Klattau, Liptószentmiklós (Liptovský Mikuláš) and Abaújszántó. Wrote many works and was famous for his book Shemen Rokeach. the Maharam Bennet wrote about one of his books: "this book was not written by a human being, rather by an angel of G-d ...".
Chart, 65X84 cm. Good condition, stains, tears to folding marks. Damages to cover.
Large printed chart, folded, with a printed cardboard cover. the family tree was arranged by Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Mintz and printed in Berlin. Apparently, the cover was printed in Tel Aviv in c. 1935 after the author immigrated to Eretz Israel.
Rabbi Elazar Löw (1758-1837, Otzar HaRabbanim no. 2919; Ishim B'Tshuvot HaChatam Sofer, p. 74), a famous Torah prodigy and leading figure in the generation of the Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger. He served in the rabbinate of Wodzisław, Pilica, Triesch (Ťrešt), Ronsburg, Pilsen-Klattau, Liptószentmiklós (Liptovský Mikuláš) and Abaújszántó. Wrote many works and was famous for his book Shemen Rokeach. the Maharam Bennet wrote about one of his books: "this book was not written by a human being, rather by an angel of G-d ...".
Chart, 65X84 cm. Good condition, stains, tears to folding marks. Damages to cover.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $250
Unsold
Vollständiger Kalender vom Jahre 1841 bis 1940 [Complete calendar for 1841-1940]. No note of publisher or printer [Germany, 1840].
Large format calendar, for hanging on the wall. Lithographic printing, Hebrew-German, in an adorned frame. Includes holidays and Rosh Chodesh, international holidays, weekly Torah portions ("parshiot"), etc.
58X84 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks, tears and stains.
Large format calendar, for hanging on the wall. Lithographic printing, Hebrew-German, in an adorned frame. Includes holidays and Rosh Chodesh, international holidays, weekly Torah portions ("parshiot"), etc.
58X84 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks, tears and stains.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $600
Unsold
Collection of printed items of the Amsterdam community:
· Debenture with the value of 10 gold coins, of the To'elet Company in Amsterdam. With handwritten signatures of the company's kashrut supervisors. Amsterdam, 1823. On the leaf margins is an inscription that the debenture was donated to the company.
· Handwritten leaf, "Songs and prayers for the Jubilee… of the liberation of the Netherland nation". [Amsterdam, 1864].
· Printed Chalitza bill. Amsterdam, 19th century. Letters printed in cursive Ashkenazi writing. At the top of the leaf is the emblem of the Amsterdam Ashkenazi community.
· Printed leaf, "Hilchot Shulchan Aruch of Tiferet Bachurim…at its centennial". [Amsterdam], 1927.
· Booklet, Prayers and Songs, on the sixtieth anniversary of the inauguration of the synagogue of Hoogeveen, Holland. Amsterdam, 1925.
· Printed leaf, sources for the Shabbat Shuva sermon, by the Amsterdam rabbinate. Elul 1953. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Prayer upon the birth of a prince or princess. Amsterdam, Nissan 1909. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, order of prayer upon the birth of a prince or princess. [Amsterdam]. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, eulogy on the death of the Head of the yeshiva, our Teacher and Rabbi, R' Avraham ben R' Shimon HaCohen Underveiser… of the Etz Chaim Beit Midrash. Amsterdam, the 13th of Tevet 1934.
· Printed leaf, Gebed – special prayer composed during the time that the country was vulnerable to floods. Recited on Shabbat Parshat Yitro. [Amsterdam?], 1916.
10 paper items. Varied size, overall good condition.
· Debenture with the value of 10 gold coins, of the To'elet Company in Amsterdam. With handwritten signatures of the company's kashrut supervisors. Amsterdam, 1823. On the leaf margins is an inscription that the debenture was donated to the company.
· Handwritten leaf, "Songs and prayers for the Jubilee… of the liberation of the Netherland nation". [Amsterdam, 1864].
· Printed Chalitza bill. Amsterdam, 19th century. Letters printed in cursive Ashkenazi writing. At the top of the leaf is the emblem of the Amsterdam Ashkenazi community.
· Printed leaf, "Hilchot Shulchan Aruch of Tiferet Bachurim…at its centennial". [Amsterdam], 1927.
· Booklet, Prayers and Songs, on the sixtieth anniversary of the inauguration of the synagogue of Hoogeveen, Holland. Amsterdam, 1925.
· Printed leaf, sources for the Shabbat Shuva sermon, by the Amsterdam rabbinate. Elul 1953. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Prayer upon the birth of a prince or princess. Amsterdam, Nissan 1909. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, order of prayer upon the birth of a prince or princess. [Amsterdam]. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, eulogy on the death of the Head of the yeshiva, our Teacher and Rabbi, R' Avraham ben R' Shimon HaCohen Underveiser… of the Etz Chaim Beit Midrash. Amsterdam, the 13th of Tevet 1934.
· Printed leaf, Gebed – special prayer composed during the time that the country was vulnerable to floods. Recited on Shabbat Parshat Yitro. [Amsterdam?], 1916.
10 paper items. Varied size, overall good condition.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $600
Unsold
Collection of handwritten and printed poetry leaves:
· Handwritten leaf, Shir Yedidut, by an unknown writer. [Nine stanzas].
· Handwritten leaf, poem "in honor of the philanthropist…Eliezer ben Meir Razen, on his 69th birthday…". [Amsterdam?], [1862].
· Printed leaf, by Rabbi Avraham Delavila. [Amsterdam], 1856. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, poem "in honor of the wedding of Eliezer Dov Ber and Miriam Bayla Davids". [Amsterdam?], 1926.
· Printed leaf, "Poem in honor of… Rabbi Yonah ben Rabbi Leib Fahrzanger…". [Amsterdam], 1890. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, poem in nine stanzas, by Rabbi Shimon Heigmans. [Amsterdam, 1858]. With author's signature.
· Printed leaf, Poem in seven stanzas by Rabbi Shimon Heigmans. [Amsterdam, 1858]. With author's signature.
· Printed leaf, "Gift sent to our relative…Eliezer ben Rabbi Binyamin de Yung…". [Amsterdam?], 1898. Poem with acrostic of the name Eliezer.
8 items. Varied size, overall good condition.
· Handwritten leaf, Shir Yedidut, by an unknown writer. [Nine stanzas].
· Handwritten leaf, poem "in honor of the philanthropist…Eliezer ben Meir Razen, on his 69th birthday…". [Amsterdam?], [1862].
· Printed leaf, by Rabbi Avraham Delavila. [Amsterdam], 1856. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, poem "in honor of the wedding of Eliezer Dov Ber and Miriam Bayla Davids". [Amsterdam?], 1926.
· Printed leaf, "Poem in honor of… Rabbi Yonah ben Rabbi Leib Fahrzanger…". [Amsterdam], 1890. Hebrew and Dutch.
· Printed leaf, poem in nine stanzas, by Rabbi Shimon Heigmans. [Amsterdam, 1858]. With author's signature.
· Printed leaf, Poem in seven stanzas by Rabbi Shimon Heigmans. [Amsterdam, 1858]. With author's signature.
· Printed leaf, "Gift sent to our relative…Eliezer ben Rabbi Binyamin de Yung…". [Amsterdam?], 1898. Poem with acrostic of the name Eliezer.
8 items. Varied size, overall good condition.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
"HaNoten Prayer, in honor of our Prince, His Majesty, in commemoration of the day of his marriage and heart's joy, which was recited by the Sephardi Jews of the Amsterdam community… on Sabbath eve" [Amsterdam, 1767].
Prayer in honor of the marriage of Prince William V of Orange. Hebrew and Portuguese.
[1] leaf, 31 cm. Good condition, folding marks, minor tears.
Prayer in honor of the marriage of Prince William V of Orange. Hebrew and Portuguese.
[1] leaf, 31 cm. Good condition, folding marks, minor tears.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $800
Unsold
Handwritten parchment leaf, Dedication of a Sefer Torah in the Culenborg Community. Culenborg (Holland), Iyar 1850.
Written on the first part of the leaf is the detailed schedule of the ceremony which took place on Shabbat, Hachnasat Sefer Torah. this is followed by two poems and the version to be recited "On the first hakafah". On the verso: Reading sections (in the Sefer Torah) and the Mi SheBerach prayer for the benefactors.
Parchment leaf, written on both sides. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and folding marks.
Written on the first part of the leaf is the detailed schedule of the ceremony which took place on Shabbat, Hachnasat Sefer Torah. this is followed by two poems and the version to be recited "On the first hakafah". On the verso: Reading sections (in the Sefer Torah) and the Mi SheBerach prayer for the benefactors.
Parchment leaf, written on both sides. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and folding marks.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $600
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Two handwritten parchment leaves, with poems by Rabbi Leib Lepison – Prayer leader, shochet and bodek in the Culenborg
community. Culenborg, (Holland), 19th century.
· Handwritten leaf on parchment, poem in Hebrew and in Dutch, by Rabbi Leib Lepison, in honor of Dutchess Elizabeth who founded an orphanage in Culenborg in the 16 th century. [Culenborg], 1860. the name Elizabeth appears in an acrostic (in Hebrew and in Dutch).
· Handwritten leaf on parchment, poem [for inauguration of a synagogue?] by Rabbi Leib Lepison. [Culenborg, c. 1868]. "Culenborg, Leib Lepison" in acrostic.
Varied size, overall good condition.
community. Culenborg, (Holland), 19th century.
· Handwritten leaf on parchment, poem in Hebrew and in Dutch, by Rabbi Leib Lepison, in honor of Dutchess Elizabeth who founded an orphanage in Culenborg in the 16 th century. [Culenborg], 1860. the name Elizabeth appears in an acrostic (in Hebrew and in Dutch).
· Handwritten leaf on parchment, poem [for inauguration of a synagogue?] by Rabbi Leib Lepison. [Culenborg, c. 1868]. "Culenborg, Leib Lepison" in acrostic.
Varied size, overall good condition.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $500
Sold for: $4,000
Including buyer's premium
Emissary's letter on parchment, for the Rabbi Avraham Chai ben Amozag [died in 1931; Tiberias sage, author of Avraham Bakol], who traveled to Morocco and Gibraltar on behalf of the Ma'aravim community of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [1907].
Handwritten on a large parchment sheet, cut at the top in the shape of a dome and adorned with verses. the emissary's letter addresses the wealthy and influential residents of Gibraltar and of Western cities: Fez, Meknes, Sefrou, Rabat, Sali, Tetouan, etc.
the rabbis of the Ma'aravim of Jerusalem signed the writ: Rishon Letzion Rabbi Nachman Batito, Rabbi Eliyahu Ya’akov Elagimi, Rabbi Levi Yoflach, Rabbi Shmuel Alaluf, Rabbi Shmuel Buchbut, Rabbi Machluf Chazan, Rabbi Yosef Elmaliach, Rabbi Yosef Chaim HaCohen, and others. (several damaged signatures).
Large parchment leaf, 61 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear, several tears and damages (with slight damage to text). Faded ink in several places.
Handwritten on a large parchment sheet, cut at the top in the shape of a dome and adorned with verses. the emissary's letter addresses the wealthy and influential residents of Gibraltar and of Western cities: Fez, Meknes, Sefrou, Rabat, Sali, Tetouan, etc.
the rabbis of the Ma'aravim of Jerusalem signed the writ: Rishon Letzion Rabbi Nachman Batito, Rabbi Eliyahu Ya’akov Elagimi, Rabbi Levi Yoflach, Rabbi Shmuel Alaluf, Rabbi Shmuel Buchbut, Rabbi Machluf Chazan, Rabbi Yosef Elmaliach, Rabbi Yosef Chaim HaCohen, and others. (several damaged signatures).
Large parchment leaf, 61 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear, several tears and damages (with slight damage to text). Faded ink in several places.
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Esther Scrolls, Parchment Items and Amulets, Illustrated Leaves and Single Leaves
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Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
July 7, 2015
Opening: $3,000
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Ketubah recording the marriage of Yosef Tzemach ben Nathan Shalom Astruc with the bride Rosa daughter of Aharon Dalpuget. Avignon, France, eve of Succot [September 1746].
Ketubah on thin parchment. Numerous signatures by the groom and his father, the witnesses, family members, relatives and groomsmen appear on the bottom: Shlomo Dalpuget bride's brother; Yehushua Naquet [future father in law of the groom's young brother – see following item] and Binyamin Naquet; Michael Dalpuget – bridesman on behalf of the bride; Ya'akov Ishphiar Afrana and other relatives from both sides.
31X38.5 cm. Fair condition. Upper corners are missing, minor tears and stains. Folding marks. Restored and pasted to paper, for preservation.
Ketubot from Avignon are not recorded in the Ketubot collection of the NLI.
Ketubah on thin parchment. Numerous signatures by the groom and his father, the witnesses, family members, relatives and groomsmen appear on the bottom: Shlomo Dalpuget bride's brother; Yehushua Naquet [future father in law of the groom's young brother – see following item] and Binyamin Naquet; Michael Dalpuget – bridesman on behalf of the bride; Ya'akov Ishphiar Afrana and other relatives from both sides.
31X38.5 cm. Fair condition. Upper corners are missing, minor tears and stains. Folding marks. Restored and pasted to paper, for preservation.
Ketubot from Avignon are not recorded in the Ketubot collection of the NLI.
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