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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $400
Unsold
Photo-album - journey in Palestine: Egypt, Eretz Israel, Lebanon and Syria, [ca. 1890].
The album contains approx. 180 photographs, approx. 30 of them taken in Eretz Israel, depicting the settlement of Kaneh, the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount, "Eshel Avraham" (Hebron), next to Rachel's Tomb, Jordan River, Ramla, and other sites (most photographs are titled in pencil on album's leaves). Other photographs depict the travel by sea, Ismailia, Cairo, the Pyramids and the Sphinx, Baalbek, Damascus, and more. Photographs: 8.5X8.5 cm, overall good condition. Minor tears to some photographs. Album: 26.5X25.5 cm with heavy cardboard leaves, fair condition. Leaves are not bound, some photographs detached. Tears and breaks at leaves' margins.
The album contains approx. 180 photographs, approx. 30 of them taken in Eretz Israel, depicting the settlement of Kaneh, the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount, "Eshel Avraham" (Hebron), next to Rachel's Tomb, Jordan River, Ramla, and other sites (most photographs are titled in pencil on album's leaves). Other photographs depict the travel by sea, Ismailia, Cairo, the Pyramids and the Sphinx, Baalbek, Damascus, and more. Photographs: 8.5X8.5 cm, overall good condition. Minor tears to some photographs. Album: 26.5X25.5 cm with heavy cardboard leaves, fair condition. Leaves are not bound, some photographs detached. Tears and breaks at leaves' margins.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Collection of photographs of Eretz Israel [late 19th century].
Twenty eight photographs portraying sites and views: Dome of the Rock, Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem, Rachel's Tomb, Absalom's Tomb, Bethlehem, Hebron and more. Photos are mounted on cardboard leaves; most photographs are numbered and titled on the reverse of the cardboard leaves (French). Contained in an olive-wood binding with leather spine (not bound). On one side of the binding appears the inscription "Jerusalem" and on the reverse – "Meiner Mutter". Photographs: approx. 11X7.5 cm, mounted on cardboard leaves – approx. 16X12 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Binding 17X12 cm. Detached and damaged.
Twenty eight photographs portraying sites and views: Dome of the Rock, Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem, Rachel's Tomb, Absalom's Tomb, Bethlehem, Hebron and more. Photos are mounted on cardboard leaves; most photographs are numbered and titled on the reverse of the cardboard leaves (French). Contained in an olive-wood binding with leather spine (not bound). On one side of the binding appears the inscription "Jerusalem" and on the reverse – "Meiner Mutter". Photographs: approx. 11X7.5 cm, mounted on cardboard leaves – approx. 16X12 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Binding 17X12 cm. Detached and damaged.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $800
Unsold
Überreicht von der Societe d'Exportation de Vins Eliadah [German: present from "Eliadah" wine export company]. September 10, 1902.
A small cardboard folder with ten photographs from Eretz Israel – the Old City of Jerusalem, Zichron Ya'akov, Rehovot, Yesod HaMa'ala, Gedera, Rosh-Pina, and more. Present by "Eliadah" company which exported wine from Eretz Israel to Paris and Hamburg. · Enclosed is a promotional postcard of the company.
10 photos, approx. 15X10 cm. Mounted on heavy cardboard leaves: 16.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight damages. Flaking at corners of cardboard plates. Tears to folder.
A small cardboard folder with ten photographs from Eretz Israel – the Old City of Jerusalem, Zichron Ya'akov, Rehovot, Yesod HaMa'ala, Gedera, Rosh-Pina, and more. Present by "Eliadah" company which exported wine from Eretz Israel to Paris and Hamburg. · Enclosed is a promotional postcard of the company.
10 photos, approx. 15X10 cm. Mounted on heavy cardboard leaves: 16.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight damages. Flaking at corners of cardboard plates. Tears to folder.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
1. Photograph of a couple by photographer J. Halpern, Jaffa.
2. Photographs of a groom and bride, by photographer Moshe Rothstein, [Haifa?].
3-4. Two photographs of couples, by photographer Joseph Rosio, Zichron Ya'akov. Rosio was one of the first Jewish photographers active in Eretz Israel (See: "Photographers of Palestine", Guy Raz, p. 257).
5. Studio photographs by M. Savvidès & Fréres, Jerusalem. In his book "Photographers of Palestine" Guy Raz notes that only a few studio photographs by Savvidès are known (ibid. p. 27).
6-7. Two (identical) photographs by photographer Zadok Basan, portraying a person standing near a gravestone in a cemetery (ca. 1916).
8. Group photograph, by photographer Zvi Feigin, Haifa.
9. Studio photograph of a woman, by photographer Daoud Sabungi, Jaffa.
Varied sizes and conditions. All mounted on cardboard. Some in fair-poor condition.
2. Photographs of a groom and bride, by photographer Moshe Rothstein, [Haifa?].
3-4. Two photographs of couples, by photographer Joseph Rosio, Zichron Ya'akov. Rosio was one of the first Jewish photographers active in Eretz Israel (See: "Photographers of Palestine", Guy Raz, p. 257).
5. Studio photographs by M. Savvidès & Fréres, Jerusalem. In his book "Photographers of Palestine" Guy Raz notes that only a few studio photographs by Savvidès are known (ibid. p. 27).
6-7. Two (identical) photographs by photographer Zadok Basan, portraying a person standing near a gravestone in a cemetery (ca. 1916).
8. Group photograph, by photographer Zvi Feigin, Haifa.
9. Studio photograph of a woman, by photographer Daoud Sabungi, Jaffa.
Varied sizes and conditions. All mounted on cardboard. Some in fair-poor condition.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $500
Unsold
Palästina im bild [Palestine in Photographs]. Photography: Leo Kahn. Published by the Judische Zeitung newspaper (Kahn's employer), Vienna, [1912].
167 plates with professional photographs taken by Kahn during his mission to Eretz Israel in 1912, on behalf of the newspaper and in cooperation with the JNF.
Originally the series was printed and arranged in three folders ("From Jaffa to Jerusalem", "From Jerusalem to Haifa", "The Galilee") and included 180 plates. Presented are plates from the three folders, including the original covers of folders 2 and 3. Some of the plates appear in two copies. Photographs: 8.5X11 cm, printed on 20X16 cm plates. Folds to some plates. Only the front and back cardboard plates are left of the original folders.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen
167 plates with professional photographs taken by Kahn during his mission to Eretz Israel in 1912, on behalf of the newspaper and in cooperation with the JNF.
Originally the series was printed and arranged in three folders ("From Jaffa to Jerusalem", "From Jerusalem to Haifa", "The Galilee") and included 180 plates. Presented are plates from the three folders, including the original covers of folders 2 and 3. Some of the plates appear in two copies. Photographs: 8.5X11 cm, printed on 20X16 cm plates. Folds to some plates. Only the front and back cardboard plates are left of the original folders.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $700
Unsold
A collection of approx. 350 photographs from the early days of Kfar Saba, 1920s-50s.
Photographs of the colony and its neighborhoods, public buildings, founders and leaders, Irgun HaShomrim, packing houses, schools, struggle for Jewish work, and more. Some of the photographs are later prints (1950s?) by the original photographer – D. Kaplan, Kfar Saba's photographer (some mounted on cardboard leaves); numerous photographs by the photographer N. Ben Noam from Petach Tikva. Lot of approx. 350 photographs, and numerous later copies of photographs. Size and condition vary. Most photographs in very good condition.
Photographs of the colony and its neighborhoods, public buildings, founders and leaders, Irgun HaShomrim, packing houses, schools, struggle for Jewish work, and more. Some of the photographs are later prints (1950s?) by the original photographer – D. Kaplan, Kfar Saba's photographer (some mounted on cardboard leaves); numerous photographs by the photographer N. Ben Noam from Petach Tikva. Lot of approx. 350 photographs, and numerous later copies of photographs. Size and condition vary. Most photographs in very good condition.
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $300
Unsold
Album with approx. 135 photographs of a maritime group for youth in Eretz Israel, [ca.1930].
Presented in the album are photographs of groups of young boys and girls touring the country, in various sites, as well as in organized activities of some maritime organization – wearing white uniform and flying a flag with an anchor and a life belt, inscribed "Tel Aviv". Photographs: 8X5.5 – 6.5X10.5 cm. Album: 18X25 cm. Good condition.
Presented in the album are photographs of groups of young boys and girls touring the country, in various sites, as well as in organized activities of some maritime organization – wearing white uniform and flying a flag with an anchor and a life belt, inscribed "Tel Aviv". Photographs: 8X5.5 – 6.5X10.5 cm. Album: 18X25 cm. Good condition.
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Photo-album - a British soldier who served in Eretz Israel. [ca. 1936].
Approximately 260 black and white photos, arranged in an album. Many of the photos were taken when the great Arab revolt broke out in 1936. Among the photos: British and Arab fighters (photo of Fawzi al-Qawuqji, riding a horse; photo of General John Dill, commander of a British division sent to Eretz Israel to subdue the Arab revolt; and more); photos from battle fields; photos of the military cemetery in Jerusalem; photo of Haj (muhamed) Amin el-Huseini, Mufti of Jerusalem; photos of the cities of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa and Jericho; and more. Printed notes with titles (English) were mounted on the album's leaves as well as general photos of sites and views in Eretz Israel and Jordan. Album: 30X21.5 cm. Most photos: approx. 9X6 cm. Overall good condition. Damage to album's binding.
Approximately 260 black and white photos, arranged in an album. Many of the photos were taken when the great Arab revolt broke out in 1936. Among the photos: British and Arab fighters (photo of Fawzi al-Qawuqji, riding a horse; photo of General John Dill, commander of a British division sent to Eretz Israel to subdue the Arab revolt; and more); photos from battle fields; photos of the military cemetery in Jerusalem; photo of Haj (muhamed) Amin el-Huseini, Mufti of Jerusalem; photos of the cities of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa and Jericho; and more. Printed notes with titles (English) were mounted on the album's leaves as well as general photos of sites and views in Eretz Israel and Jordan. Album: 30X21.5 cm. Most photos: approx. 9X6 cm. Overall good condition. Damage to album's binding.
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Photo-album of a British soldier who served in Eretz Israel, [1940s].
Approx. 140 black and white photographs portraying a variety of sites and views in Eretz Israel, the towns of Haifa, Acre and other towns, photographs of life in various British Army camps, photographs of Arabs, and more. Most of the photographs are titled on the album's leaves. Photographs: 6X8.5 cm, album: 19.5X28.5 cm. Good condition. Several detached photographs. Wear and slight damages to album's binding
Approx. 140 black and white photographs portraying a variety of sites and views in Eretz Israel, the towns of Haifa, Acre and other towns, photographs of life in various British Army camps, photographs of Arabs, and more. Most of the photographs are titled on the album's leaves. Photographs: 6X8.5 cm, album: 19.5X28.5 cm. Good condition. Several detached photographs. Wear and slight damages to album's binding
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Album containing approx. 180 photographs of a soldier from Eretz Israel, who enlisted to the British Army during World War II. Eretz Israel, Egypt and Libya, 1942-1949.
Most photographs were taken in Egypt and Libya during the years 1942-1946 and they portray soldiers in uniform, arms, archaeological sites, and more. In the beginning of the album and at its end are photographs from Eretz Israel from the years 1942 and 1947-1949, among them photographs of the "State Day 1948" and the first Independence Day. Most photographs are titled on the album's leaves. Photographs: 6.5X5.5 cm – 6X8.5 cm. Album: 18X25.5 cm. Good condition. Several detached photographs
Most photographs were taken in Egypt and Libya during the years 1942-1946 and they portray soldiers in uniform, arms, archaeological sites, and more. In the beginning of the album and at its end are photographs from Eretz Israel from the years 1942 and 1947-1949, among them photographs of the "State Day 1948" and the first Independence Day. Most photographs are titled on the album's leaves. Photographs: 6.5X5.5 cm – 6X8.5 cm. Album: 18X25.5 cm. Good condition. Several detached photographs
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Album in a wooden binding, with approx. 130 photographs from all over Eretz Israel. Most photographs are ink stamped on the reverse: "The Matson Photo Service", Jerusalem, [1940s].
Four of the photographs portray the "King David" Hotel after the bombardment by Etzel in July 1946.Photos: 6.5X9 cm to 17X11.5 cm. Album: 25X36.5 cm, decorated by hand. Good condition
Four of the photographs portray the "King David" Hotel after the bombardment by Etzel in July 1946.Photos: 6.5X9 cm to 17X11.5 cm. Album: 25X36.5 cm, decorated by hand. Good condition
Category
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 8, 2015
Opening: $300
Unsold
Photo-album given as a souvenir by "Mem-Gimmel (43) Prisoners of Haganah", [ca. mid 1940s].
73 photographs in the album, mostly photographs of caricatures of the 43 Haganah members, as well as group-photos, taken in "Mazra'a" detention camp near Acre, where administrative detainees were imprisoned during the British Mandate. Captions in handwriting. Several photocopies of newspaper cuttings are also integrated on the album leaves. Moshe Dayan, one of the prisoners, appears in several of the photographs.
The "Mem-Gimmel Prisoners of Haganah" affair shocked the Yishuv late in 1939. Forty three Haganah members were arrested while training as unit commanders, following a clash with Trans-Jordan Border Forces. Most of the members recieved long prison terms, but were released on February 17, 1941. Average size of photos: 5X8 cm. Album: 21.5X30 cm. Good condition. Stains in the beginning and at the end of the album. Torn tissue-guard.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.
73 photographs in the album, mostly photographs of caricatures of the 43 Haganah members, as well as group-photos, taken in "Mazra'a" detention camp near Acre, where administrative detainees were imprisoned during the British Mandate. Captions in handwriting. Several photocopies of newspaper cuttings are also integrated on the album leaves. Moshe Dayan, one of the prisoners, appears in several of the photographs.
The "Mem-Gimmel Prisoners of Haganah" affair shocked the Yishuv late in 1939. Forty three Haganah members were arrested while training as unit commanders, following a clash with Trans-Jordan Border Forces. Most of the members recieved long prison terms, but were released on February 17, 1941. Average size of photos: 5X8 cm. Album: 21.5X30 cm. Good condition. Stains in the beginning and at the end of the album. Torn tissue-guard.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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