Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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![Esther Scroll in a silver case. [Europe? First half of the 20th century].
Ink on vellum; silver (unmarked), cast, repouss&ea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/432.jpg "Esther Scroll in Silver Case")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Esther Scroll in a silver case. [Europe? First half of the 20th century].
Ink on vellum; silver (unmarked), cast, repoussé and embossed.
Esther scroll, inscribed in square, Yemenite script (not scribal writing), 15-16 lines per column. Inserted in silver cylindrical case, decorated with square and oblong shields and vegetal and geometric motifs. Rolled on a long handle with a bud-shaped tip.
Handle length: 38 cm, vellum height: about 9.5 cm. Creases, stains and wear to scroll.
Ink on vellum; silver (unmarked), cast, repoussé and embossed.
Esther scroll, inscribed in square, Yemenite script (not scribal writing), 15-16 lines per column. Inserted in silver cylindrical case, decorated with square and oblong shields and vegetal and geometric motifs. Rolled on a long handle with a bud-shaped tip.
Handle length: 38 cm, vellum height: about 9.5 cm. Creases, stains and wear to scroll.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Bucket with handle. [Probably Egypt, first decades of the 20th century].
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/433_1.jpg "Copper Bucket - \"Keep Your Tongue from Evil\" - Egypt")
![Bucket with handle. [Probably Egypt, first decades of the 20th century].
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/433_2.jpg "Copper Bucket - \"Keep Your Tongue from Evil\" - Egypt")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $350
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Bucket with handle. [Probably Egypt, first decades of the 20th century].
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides of the bucket are decorated with four ornamental strips. Two of the strips feature a leafy branch motif; one contains a hammered inscription with the Biblical verse "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit" (Hebrew); the lowermost strip shows animal decorations - camels, sheep and other animals. Handle attached with rivets.
Rim diameter: 24 cm, height: 23 cm. Slight bends. Some corrosion.
See also item 408.
Hammered, engraved and punched copper.
The sides of the bucket are decorated with four ornamental strips. Two of the strips feature a leafy branch motif; one contains a hammered inscription with the Biblical verse "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit" (Hebrew); the lowermost strip shows animal decorations - camels, sheep and other animals. Handle attached with rivets.
Rim diameter: 24 cm, height: 23 cm. Slight bends. Some corrosion.
See also item 408.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Amulet Necklace. [Yemen, late 19th century / early 20th century].
Silver, filigree, granulation; silver beads; cotton string](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/434.jpg "Necklace - Yemen")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
Amulet Necklace. [Yemen, late 19th century / early 20th century].
Silver, filigree, granulation; silver beads; cotton strings.
Five oblong and trapeze-shaped plaques, decorated with filigree and granulation; the plaques are joined by cotton strings threaded with silver beads. Three of the plaques are hung with amulet containers.
Maximum length: approx. 15 cm. Width (without string ends): approx. 34.5 cm. Some defects.
Silver, filigree, granulation; silver beads; cotton strings.
Five oblong and trapeze-shaped plaques, decorated with filigree and granulation; the plaques are joined by cotton strings threaded with silver beads. Three of the plaques are hung with amulet containers.
Maximum length: approx. 15 cm. Width (without string ends): approx. 34.5 cm. Some defects.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Passover plate. Hungary, after 1937.
Silver (marked), embossed and engraved.
Round plate with a wavy rim. Embossed in the center are the Seder simanim (from "Kadesh" to "Nirtze"). On the margins are eight oval medallions, four of them containing fruit decorations and four showing Biblical scenes related to the Passover Haggadah: the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and the burning bush, the sages reclining in Bnei Brak and David playing the harp.
Diameter: 39 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), embossed and engraved.
Round plate with a wavy rim. Embossed in the center are the Seder simanim (from "Kadesh" to "Nirtze"). On the margins are eight oval medallions, four of them containing fruit decorations and four showing Biblical scenes related to the Passover Haggadah: the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and the burning bush, the sages reclining in Bnei Brak and David playing the harp.
Diameter: 39 cm. Good condition.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
![Passover plate. [Alsace, late 19th century].
Painted and glazed clay; marked on reverse.
At the center of the plate is a sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/436_1.jpg "Ceramic Passover Plate - Alsace, 19th Century")
![Passover plate. [Alsace, late 19th century].
Painted and glazed clay; marked on reverse.
At the center of the plate is a sc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/436_2.jpg "Ceramic Passover Plate - Alsace, 19th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,800
Unsold
Passover plate. [Alsace, late 19th century].
Painted and glazed clay; marked on reverse.
At the center of the plate is a scene depicting the Exodus from Egypt. On the margins is the inscription "Passover, Matzah and Maror" (Hebrew). Decorated with ivy leaves and branches. Reproductions of this plate were produced by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and are sold in the museum store.
Diameter: 37.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects to bottom.
Painted and glazed clay; marked on reverse.
At the center of the plate is a scene depicting the Exodus from Egypt. On the margins is the inscription "Passover, Matzah and Maror" (Hebrew). Decorated with ivy leaves and branches. Reproductions of this plate were produced by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and are sold in the museum store.
Diameter: 37.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects to bottom.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
![Passover plate. [Budapest, Hungary, ca. late 18th century].
Cast and engraved tin. Marked on reverse: SW Fein Zinn, with mak](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/437.jpg "Tin Passover Plate - Hungary, 18th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Passover plate. [Budapest, Hungary, ca. late 18th century].
Cast and engraved tin. Marked on reverse: SW Fein Zinn, with maker's mark, apparently Sebastian Jurame (active 1773-1791).
Engraved on the rim are the Seder simanim. Engraved between the first and last simanim are two branches with the Hebrew initials "nun-bet-gimel" (?). Engraved on the reverse is the inscription "Siman of the Passover Seder" (Hebrew).
Diameter: 32.5 cm. Slightly damaged.
See: Zinnmarken aus aller Welt, Dagmar Stará (Augsburg: Battenberg, 1992), no. 1301.
Cast and engraved tin. Marked on reverse: SW Fein Zinn, with maker's mark, apparently Sebastian Jurame (active 1773-1791).
Engraved on the rim are the Seder simanim. Engraved between the first and last simanim are two branches with the Hebrew initials "nun-bet-gimel" (?). Engraved on the reverse is the inscription "Siman of the Passover Seder" (Hebrew).
Diameter: 32.5 cm. Slightly damaged.
See: Zinnmarken aus aller Welt, Dagmar Stará (Augsburg: Battenberg, 1992), no. 1301.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/438_1.jpg "Collection of Tin Plates with Inscriptions in Hebrew - Germany, 18th-1")
![Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/438_2.jpg "Collection of Tin Plates with Inscriptions in Hebrew - Germany, 18th-1")
![Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/438_3.jpg "Collection of Tin Plates with Inscriptions in Hebrew - Germany, 18th-1")
![Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/438_4.jpg "Collection of Tin Plates with Inscriptions in Hebrew - Germany, 18th-1")
![Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/438_5.jpg "Collection of Tin Plates with Inscriptions in Hebrew - Germany, 18th-1")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Three large plates and four medium plates with inscriptions in Hebrew. [Germany, 18th-19th centuries].
Cast and engraved tin; some plates are marked.
* Three plates with an engraved inscription (Hebrew): "L"S", alongside flower decorations; engraved on one of them is the inscription "Basar" (meat) and on the other "Chalav" (milk). * A plate with initials inscribed on the margins: "AM"S" (Hebrew) and AF. * A plate with initials engraved on the margins: "L"K (Hebrew)" with decorations of fish. * A plate with engraved initials on the margins: "H"K" (Hebrew). * A plate with engraved initials on the margins: "I"R" (Hebrew) alongside trees growing out of pots.
Diameter: 32-32.5 cm; 21-23 cm. Condition varies. Wear, scratches, bends and stains.
Cast and engraved tin; some plates are marked.
* Three plates with an engraved inscription (Hebrew): "L"S", alongside flower decorations; engraved on one of them is the inscription "Basar" (meat) and on the other "Chalav" (milk). * A plate with initials inscribed on the margins: "AM"S" (Hebrew) and AF. * A plate with initials engraved on the margins: "L"K (Hebrew)" with decorations of fish. * A plate with engraved initials on the margins: "H"K" (Hebrew). * A plate with engraved initials on the margins: "I"R" (Hebrew) alongside trees growing out of pots.
Diameter: 32-32.5 cm; 21-23 cm. Condition varies. Wear, scratches, bends and stains.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Plate for Purim basket. [Germany], dedication from 1765.
Cast and engraved tin. Marked (winged angel holding a scale, blurre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/439_1.jpg "Tin Plate for Purim Basket - Germany, 18th Century")
![Plate for Purim basket. [Germany], dedication from 1765.
Cast and engraved tin. Marked (winged angel holding a scale, blurre](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/439_2.jpg "Tin Plate for Purim Basket - Germany, 18th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
Plate for Purim basket. [Germany], dedication from 1765.
Cast and engraved tin. Marked (winged angel holding a scale, blurred stamp).
In the center is a medallion with an engraved image of Mordecai riding a horse led by Haman, with the inscription (Hebrew and Yiddish), "Blessed is Mordecai, cursed (?) is Haman son of Hammedatha, Gut Purim". Surrounding the medallion is a frame decorated with flowers and a fruit basket, and engraved Yiddish and Hebrew inscriptions: "From Gehart Zeligman Kivsh and his wife…", and "Mishloach Manot from one to the other, gifts to the poor…" (on the outside margins). Suspension loop on reverse.
Diameter: 21 cm. Good condition. Some scratches and defects. Distorted margins and bends.
Cast and engraved tin. Marked (winged angel holding a scale, blurred stamp).
In the center is a medallion with an engraved image of Mordecai riding a horse led by Haman, with the inscription (Hebrew and Yiddish), "Blessed is Mordecai, cursed (?) is Haman son of Hammedatha, Gut Purim". Surrounding the medallion is a frame decorated with flowers and a fruit basket, and engraved Yiddish and Hebrew inscriptions: "From Gehart Zeligman Kivsh and his wife…", and "Mishloach Manot from one to the other, gifts to the poor…" (on the outside margins). Suspension loop on reverse.
Diameter: 21 cm. Good condition. Some scratches and defects. Distorted margins and bends.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Decorated plate, with an inscription in Hebrew letters. [Iran or the vicinity, first half of the 20th century].
Tin-plated c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/440.jpg "Plate with Fish Motifs and Inscription in Hebrew Letters")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Decorated plate, with an inscription in Hebrew letters. [Iran or the vicinity, first half of the 20th century].
Tin-plated copper, engraved.
In the center of the plate is a large flower surrounded by four fish and four branches with small flowers blossoming from their tips. Engraved on the margins are decorations in the shape of three songbirds. Engraved between the birds is an inscription in Hebrew letters (Judeo-Persian?). On the reverse is another inscription (unidentified) and a suspension loop.
Diameter: 26 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and bends.
Tin-plated copper, engraved.
In the center of the plate is a large flower surrounded by four fish and four branches with small flowers blossoming from their tips. Engraved on the margins are decorations in the shape of three songbirds. Engraved between the birds is an inscription in Hebrew letters (Judeo-Persian?). On the reverse is another inscription (unidentified) and a suspension loop.
Diameter: 26 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and bends.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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![Gragger (noisemaker). [Germany, late 19th or early 20th century].
Carved wood.
Handle length: 22 cm, width: 25 cm. Good con](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/441.jpg "Wooden Gragger")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Gragger (noisemaker). [Germany, late 19th or early 20th century].
Carved wood.
Handle length: 22 cm, width: 25 cm. Good condition. Some worming and slight defects.
Carved wood.
Handle length: 22 cm, width: 25 cm. Good condition. Some worming and slight defects.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Unsold
Decorated sign, "Zichron Machazit Hashekel". [Germany-Czechoslovakia (Bohemia-Moravia), most probably second half of the 18th century].
Ink on cut cardboard.
A sign meant, most probably, to be hung above a Zedaka Box during the month of Adar, when it is customary to give charity in memory of "Machazit Hashekel" (half a shekel). The inscription "Zichron Machazit Hashekel" appears in impressive Gothic Ashkenazi characters surrounded by decorations of flowers and a frame decorated with triangles and dots. Margins are cut in a wavy pattern.
Length: 15 cm, width: 24 cm, fair condition. Significant wear. Vertical folding mark. Tears at margins (some are open tears), stains and creases.
Ink on cut cardboard.
A sign meant, most probably, to be hung above a Zedaka Box during the month of Adar, when it is customary to give charity in memory of "Machazit Hashekel" (half a shekel). The inscription "Zichron Machazit Hashekel" appears in impressive Gothic Ashkenazi characters surrounded by decorations of flowers and a frame decorated with triangles and dots. Margins are cut in a wavy pattern.
Length: 15 cm, width: 24 cm, fair condition. Significant wear. Vertical folding mark. Tears at margins (some are open tears), stains and creases.
Category
Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
Catalogue
![Sign for a Sukkah. [Europe (Italy?), second half of the 18th / first half of 19th century].
Paint and ink on cardboard.
A r](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/443.jpg "A Handwritten Sign for Hanging in the Sukkah - Europe, 18th/19th Centu")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Unsold
Sign for a Sukkah. [Europe (Italy?), second half of the 18th / first half of 19th century].
Paint and ink on cardboard.
A rectangular sign meant for hanging in a Sukkah, on which a poem is written in square letters; the subject of the poem is sitting and studying in the Sukkah. Beneath the poem some inscriptions were added, among them "a person must study in the Sukkah" (Hebrew).
Length: 21 cm, width: 30 cm. Fair condition. Cardboard is distorted. Stains and creases, some of which affect the text. Glue remnants on the reverse.
Paint and ink on cardboard.
A rectangular sign meant for hanging in a Sukkah, on which a poem is written in square letters; the subject of the poem is sitting and studying in the Sukkah. Beneath the poem some inscriptions were added, among them "a person must study in the Sukkah" (Hebrew).
Length: 21 cm, width: 30 cm. Fair condition. Cardboard is distorted. Stains and creases, some of which affect the text. Glue remnants on the reverse.
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Torah Scroll Ornaments and Various Objects
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