Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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![Micrography created by Avrham Haba. Israel, [1970s-80s].
The text: Ezekiel, chapters 1-6, written on paper, arranged in a sy](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/457.jpg "Avraham Haba - Ezekiel - Micrography Designed after Arthur Szyk")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,100
Unsold
Micrography created by Avrham Haba. Israel, [1970s-80s].
The text: Ezekiel, chapters 1-6, written on paper, arranged in a symmetrical composition which consists of two lions holding a Torah Crown with two kids crouching in front of them (after illustrations by Arthur Szyk from a Passover Haggadah) and other decorations.
21.5X14.5 cm. Inserted in a wood and glass display case with a magnifying glass in front.
The text: Ezekiel, chapters 1-6, written on paper, arranged in a symmetrical composition which consists of two lions holding a Torah Crown with two kids crouching in front of them (after illustrations by Arthur Szyk from a Passover Haggadah) and other decorations.
21.5X14.5 cm. Inserted in a wood and glass display case with a magnifying glass in front.
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Papercuts and Micrographies
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,100
Unsold
Micrography created by Avraham Haba. Israel, 1979.
The text: Book of Esther, written in circles, on a round piece of parchment.
Diameter: 13.5 cm. The round piece of parchment consists of several pieces glued together. Inserted in a wood and glass display case, with a magnifying glass in front.
The text: Book of Esther, written in circles, on a round piece of parchment.
Diameter: 13.5 cm. The round piece of parchment consists of several pieces glued together. Inserted in a wood and glass display case, with a magnifying glass in front.
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Papercuts and Micrographies
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![King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, micrography by Moses Elijah Goldstein.
Frankfurt am Main, [1899].
Color lithograph on](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/459.jpg "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba - Printed Micrography - Frankfurt")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, micrography by Moses Elijah Goldstein.
Frankfurt am Main, [1899].
Color lithograph on paper.
Illustration: the Queen of Sheba has come to prove King Solomon with riddles.
Text: excerpts from Kings I and Kings II. Printed above the illustration is the inscription: "A gift presented to" (printed on all copies of the micrography), after which Moses Elijah Goldsten added, in handwriting, the name of the receiver: "The wondrous Rabbi… Shlomo son of Yosef Teplitz". Printed on the bottom are details regarding the micrography, in Hebrew and German.
Leaf: approx. 38X45.5 cm. Mounted on cardboard and attached to passe-partout. Good condition. Light stains.
Provenance: collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
Frankfurt am Main, [1899].
Color lithograph on paper.
Illustration: the Queen of Sheba has come to prove King Solomon with riddles.
Text: excerpts from Kings I and Kings II. Printed above the illustration is the inscription: "A gift presented to" (printed on all copies of the micrography), after which Moses Elijah Goldsten added, in handwriting, the name of the receiver: "The wondrous Rabbi… Shlomo son of Yosef Teplitz". Printed on the bottom are details regarding the micrography, in Hebrew and German.
Leaf: approx. 38X45.5 cm. Mounted on cardboard and attached to passe-partout. Good condition. Light stains.
Provenance: collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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Papercuts and Micrographies
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!["Shiviti" (named in Morocco: "Menorah"). Morocco, [19th century].
Ink and paint on parchment; gold paint](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/460.jpg "\"Shiviti\" Plaque - \"Menorah\" - Illuminated Manuscript on Parchment - M")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $2,500
Unsold
"Shiviti" (named in Morocco: "Menorah"). Morocco, [19th century].
Ink and paint on parchment; gold paint; small metal disk-shaped beads (sequins).
Designed as a pointed arch and decorated with gold and with colorful vegetal and geometric patterns. On top appears an illustration of a crown above the name of G-d. In the center appear texts in the shape of three Menorahs: the right one is an "Ana BeKoach" Menorah, the central one is a "LaMenatzeach" Menorah (Psalms 67) and the left one incorporates words from Psalms 121 (Shir LaMa'alot). Below the Menorahs appears a Kabbalistic prayer - "Prayer for livelihood from the Holy Zohar". Small metal sequins are integrated in the crown on top of the leaf, in the central Menorah and in some of the decorations; sewn on the parchment with thread.
Length: 51 cm, width: 35 cm. Fair condition. Creases and stains, wear and tears. Some long tears and some pinholes.
See: Encyclopedia Judaica, 1971, vol. 14, color plate 2, col. 1420 (illustrated).
For additional information about the "Shiviti-Menorah" see essay by Esther Juhasz, "Magic Elements in the 'Shiviti-Menorah'", Mahanaim 14, 2002, pp. 161-172 (Hebrew).
Ink and paint on parchment; gold paint; small metal disk-shaped beads (sequins).
Designed as a pointed arch and decorated with gold and with colorful vegetal and geometric patterns. On top appears an illustration of a crown above the name of G-d. In the center appear texts in the shape of three Menorahs: the right one is an "Ana BeKoach" Menorah, the central one is a "LaMenatzeach" Menorah (Psalms 67) and the left one incorporates words from Psalms 121 (Shir LaMa'alot). Below the Menorahs appears a Kabbalistic prayer - "Prayer for livelihood from the Holy Zohar". Small metal sequins are integrated in the crown on top of the leaf, in the central Menorah and in some of the decorations; sewn on the parchment with thread.
Length: 51 cm, width: 35 cm. Fair condition. Creases and stains, wear and tears. Some long tears and some pinholes.
See: Encyclopedia Judaica, 1971, vol. 14, color plate 2, col. 1420 (illustrated).
For additional information about the "Shiviti-Menorah" see essay by Esther Juhasz, "Magic Elements in the 'Shiviti-Menorah'", Mahanaim 14, 2002, pp. 161-172 (Hebrew).
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
!["Menorah" ["Shiviti"]. [Morocco, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink and watercolor on paper; gold pai](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/461.jpg "Colorful, Gold-Decorated \"Menorah\" Plaque - Morocco - Amulet for Prote")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $800
Unsold
"Menorah" ["Shiviti"]. [Morocco, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink and watercolor on paper; gold paint.
A plaque decorated with gold paint and colorful floral motifs, with a horseshoe arch in the center. In the center is a "LaMenatzeach" menorah with other Temple vessels beside it, two hands spread out in the priest's blessing gesture, a crown (priesthood) and various texts. Instead of the common inscription "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me), this plaque is inscribed with the verse "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power…" alongside various blessings for protection, success and well-being. Beneath the base of the menorah is the blessing "Baruch shemayah", recited prior to reading from the Torah, while the Torah scroll is being removed from the ark. Dedication (Hebrew): "The gift of the Lord is extended to [all] those who will purchase this blessing".
Length: 61 cm, width: 45.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Small tears, with slight damage to text. The entire leaf is mounted on thick paper.
Ink and watercolor on paper; gold paint.
A plaque decorated with gold paint and colorful floral motifs, with a horseshoe arch in the center. In the center is a "LaMenatzeach" menorah with other Temple vessels beside it, two hands spread out in the priest's blessing gesture, a crown (priesthood) and various texts. Instead of the common inscription "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me), this plaque is inscribed with the verse "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power…" alongside various blessings for protection, success and well-being. Beneath the base of the menorah is the blessing "Baruch shemayah", recited prior to reading from the Torah, while the Torah scroll is being removed from the ark. Dedication (Hebrew): "The gift of the Lord is extended to [all] those who will purchase this blessing".
Length: 61 cm, width: 45.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Small tears, with slight damage to text. The entire leaf is mounted on thick paper.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Biblisches Tableau / printed "Mizrah" plaque. Prague: Wolf Pascheles, 1878.
Lithograph on thick paper.
Printed in the center of the plaque are the words "Mizrah", "Mitzad Zeh Ruach Chaim" (from this direction comes the spirit of life - in Hebrew, the initials of Mizrah), and "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me). Surrounding the words are illustrations of Moses holding the Tablets of the Law (with the Ten Commandments printed in Hebrew), and Aaron the High priest beside a seven-branched menorah. On the top part of the plaque are symbols of the twelve tribes of Israel, surmounted by a crown topped by a Star of David. Printed on the left and right margins of the page are illustrations of trees, incorporating six medallions with Biblical scenes, including the Binding of Isaac, Joseph in Egypt, the spies carrying a cluster of grapes, and more (each scene is described in German).
Approx. 38X45 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight defects.
Lithograph on thick paper.
Printed in the center of the plaque are the words "Mizrah", "Mitzad Zeh Ruach Chaim" (from this direction comes the spirit of life - in Hebrew, the initials of Mizrah), and "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me). Surrounding the words are illustrations of Moses holding the Tablets of the Law (with the Ten Commandments printed in Hebrew), and Aaron the High priest beside a seven-branched menorah. On the top part of the plaque are symbols of the twelve tribes of Israel, surmounted by a crown topped by a Star of David. Printed on the left and right margins of the page are illustrations of trees, incorporating six medallions with Biblical scenes, including the Binding of Isaac, Joseph in Egypt, the spies carrying a cluster of grapes, and more (each scene is described in German).
Approx. 38X45 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight defects.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
![Printed "Mizrah" and "Shiviti". [Probably Germany, late 19th century].
Lithograph on paper.
Lithographi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/463.jpg "Printed \"Mizrah\" with Verses from Psalms - Lions and Torah Crown - Eur")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Printed "Mizrah" and "Shiviti". [Probably Germany, late 19th century].
Lithograph on paper.
Lithographic print of a "Mizrah", by Hirsch ben Avraham Schwaleb. Printed at the top of the leaf are verses from Psalms 113 and 145; printed at the bottom are verses from Psalms 145 and 115. At the center is a large illustration of two lions with crowns on their heads, supporting a shield above which is a Torah crown. Inside the shield is the Hebrew acronym "Mizrah - Mitzad Zeh Ruach Chaim" (East - from this direction comes the spirit of life); beneath the inscription is a ribbon with the inscription "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me).
Length: 25.5 cm, width: 21 cm. Fair condition. Cut margins. Dark paper. Folding marks and tears. Open tear to right margins. Stains.
Lithograph on paper.
Lithographic print of a "Mizrah", by Hirsch ben Avraham Schwaleb. Printed at the top of the leaf are verses from Psalms 113 and 145; printed at the bottom are verses from Psalms 145 and 115. At the center is a large illustration of two lions with crowns on their heads, supporting a shield above which is a Torah crown. Inside the shield is the Hebrew acronym "Mizrah - Mitzad Zeh Ruach Chaim" (East - from this direction comes the spirit of life); beneath the inscription is a ribbon with the inscription "Shiviti Hashem Lenegdi Tamid" (I have set the Lord always before me).
Length: 25.5 cm, width: 21 cm. Fair condition. Cut margins. Dark paper. Folding marks and tears. Open tear to right margins. Stains.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
![Printed "Mizrah", published by Rabbi [Yissachar] "Ber Tsvebner ben HaGaon of Kobelsdorf". [Press of Rabbi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/464.jpg "Printed \"Mizrah\" - Segula for Plague, from Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropol")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Printed "Mizrah", published by Rabbi [Yissachar] "Ber Tsvebner ben HaGaon of Kobelsdorf". [Press of Rabbi Avraham Roytenburg (?) Frumkin (?) or Solomon (?), Jerusalem, ca. 1870-1875].
Printed at the top is an inscription in Hebrew and Aramaic reading "Wonderful segula… in times of pollution and plague", by the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimshon ben Pesah Ostropoli, (1600-1648), ending in a prayer, "To purify and distill the air of your world from all pollution and corruption". Printed beneath the segula and the prayer are two illustrations (on the right - the Western Wall, on the left - the Tomb of the Davidian Kings). Between them is a commentary by Rabbi Yoel Ba'al Shem (I) of Zamość - a chart with the 42 journeys of the Israelites in the desert, arranged according to the 42-letter name of G-d.
An inscription on the margin notes that the "Mizrah" was printed "By commission and published by the son of the Gaon of Kobelsdorf". The publisher's father, Rabbi Avraham Shag-Zwebner, Rabbi of Kobersdorf, died in 1876, and since he is mentioned in the Birkat HaChayim (Blessing of the Living) we may deduce that the "Mizrah" was printed prior to this date.
50X37 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears to margins. A number of tears, some reinforced with adhesive tape. Folding marks. Mounted on passe-partout (with acid adhesive tape).
Not in NLI or in S. HaLevi.
Printed at the top is an inscription in Hebrew and Aramaic reading "Wonderful segula… in times of pollution and plague", by the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimshon ben Pesah Ostropoli, (1600-1648), ending in a prayer, "To purify and distill the air of your world from all pollution and corruption". Printed beneath the segula and the prayer are two illustrations (on the right - the Western Wall, on the left - the Tomb of the Davidian Kings). Between them is a commentary by Rabbi Yoel Ba'al Shem (I) of Zamość - a chart with the 42 journeys of the Israelites in the desert, arranged according to the 42-letter name of G-d.
An inscription on the margin notes that the "Mizrah" was printed "By commission and published by the son of the Gaon of Kobelsdorf". The publisher's father, Rabbi Avraham Shag-Zwebner, Rabbi of Kobersdorf, died in 1876, and since he is mentioned in the Birkat HaChayim (Blessing of the Living) we may deduce that the "Mizrah" was printed prior to this date.
50X37 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears to margins. A number of tears, some reinforced with adhesive tape. Folding marks. Mounted on passe-partout (with acid adhesive tape).
Not in NLI or in S. HaLevi.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
!["Mizrah" - amulet. [Toronto, Canada, 1920s-1930s].
Printed on thick paper.
Amulet with incantations, holy names a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/465_1.jpg "\"Mizrah\" / Printed Amulet - Segula from the Magid of Turiysk - Canada")
!["Mizrah" - amulet. [Toronto, Canada, 1920s-1930s].
Printed on thick paper.
Amulet with incantations, holy names a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/465_2.jpg "\"Mizrah\" / Printed Amulet - Segula from the Magid of Turiysk - Canada")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
"Mizrah" - amulet. [Toronto, Canada, 1920s-1930s].
Printed on thick paper.
Amulet with incantations, holy names and letter combinations, Parshat HaKetoret (Incense Torah portion) and prayer sections. Printed on the bottom is a hand shape with letter combinations and names, surmounting the inscription: "This segula protection was given by the early mekubalim and has been published lately with the additions of the Holy Magid of Turiysk in Russia, who commanded his Chassidim to hang it in a clean place".Printed on the reverse is a text in Yiddish regarding the importance of purchasing this "segula protection", by Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg of Toronto, Canada [author of Nifla'ot Maharal].
44X29.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears. One tear is reinforced with adhesive tape to leaf reverse. Hole for hanging on top part. Inserted in passe-partout.
Printed on thick paper.
Amulet with incantations, holy names and letter combinations, Parshat HaKetoret (Incense Torah portion) and prayer sections. Printed on the bottom is a hand shape with letter combinations and names, surmounting the inscription: "This segula protection was given by the early mekubalim and has been published lately with the additions of the Holy Magid of Turiysk in Russia, who commanded his Chassidim to hang it in a clean place".Printed on the reverse is a text in Yiddish regarding the importance of purchasing this "segula protection", by Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg of Toronto, Canada [author of Nifla'ot Maharal].
44X29.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears. One tear is reinforced with adhesive tape to leaf reverse. Hole for hanging on top part. Inserted in passe-partout.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
"Tenu Shirah" - leaf with blessings for reading the Book of Esther, in the format of a "Shiviti". Persian Kurdistan, [1930].
Watercolor and ink on paper.
"Tenu Shirah" leaves, opening with the piyyut "Tenu Shirah" and named alike, including "Lamenatzeach" Menorah and blessings for reading the Scroll of Esther, are unique for the Jews of the Persian Region.
On both sides of the Menorah appears a dedication in Persian, in Hebrew letters, "Jht Nur Jashmi, the student Abdallah ben Sura". Dated below the Menorah (date is deleted).
Length: 45 cm, width: 36 cm. Fair condition. Wear, stains and fading. Numerous folding marks, with tears at the folds, slightly affecting text. Mounted on a cardboard sheet.
Watercolor and ink on paper.
"Tenu Shirah" leaves, opening with the piyyut "Tenu Shirah" and named alike, including "Lamenatzeach" Menorah and blessings for reading the Scroll of Esther, are unique for the Jews of the Persian Region.
On both sides of the Menorah appears a dedication in Persian, in Hebrew letters, "Jht Nur Jashmi, the student Abdallah ben Sura". Dated below the Menorah (date is deleted).
Length: 45 cm, width: 36 cm. Fair condition. Wear, stains and fading. Numerous folding marks, with tears at the folds, slightly affecting text. Mounted on a cardboard sheet.
Category
Mizrah and Shiviti
Catalogue
![Giudéo Polacco / Juif Polonois [Polish Jew], engraving by Teodoro Viero, hand-colored. [Venice, late 18th century].
A](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/467.jpg "A Polish Jew - Hand-colored Engraving - Late 18th Century")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $700
Unsold
Giudéo Polacco / Juif Polonois [Polish Jew], engraving by Teodoro Viero, hand-colored. [Venice, late 18th century].
A portrait of a Polish Jew in a typical costume.
Possibly from "Raccolta di... Stampe, che rappresentano, figure ed Abiti" - book by the publisher and engraver Teodoro Viero, which was published in Venice in three parts, in 1783-1791, about different costumes of people worldwide.
Engraving: approx. 20X28 cm (leaf: 28X39 cm). Good condition. Creases. Slight stains. Small tear to left margin of leaf.
A portrait of a Polish Jew in a typical costume.
Possibly from "Raccolta di... Stampe, che rappresentano, figure ed Abiti" - book by the publisher and engraver Teodoro Viero, which was published in Venice in three parts, in 1783-1791, about different costumes of people worldwide.
Engraving: approx. 20X28 cm (leaf: 28X39 cm). Good condition. Creases. Slight stains. Small tear to left margin of leaf.
Category
Engravings and Portraits
Catalogue
![Trödeljud / Juif qui trafique [Jewish merchant], engraving by Johann Georg Mansfeld, after Johann Christian Brand. [Vien](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/468.jpg "Viennese Jewish Merchant - Hand-colored Engraving - Vienna, 18th Centu")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $700
Unsold
Trödeljud / Juif qui trafique [Jewish merchant], engraving by Johann Georg Mansfeld, after Johann Christian Brand. [Vienna, ca. 1775].
Engraving depicting a Jewish merchant, part of a series of engravings of Viennese street-cries (Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders der Kaufruf in Wien). Hand-colored.
Engraving: 24.5X36 cm, leaf: 38X51.5 cm. Good condition. Small tears to margins. Few stains.
Engraving depicting a Jewish merchant, part of a series of engravings of Viennese street-cries (Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders der Kaufruf in Wien). Hand-colored.
Engraving: 24.5X36 cm, leaf: 38X51.5 cm. Good condition. Small tears to margins. Few stains.
Category
Engravings and Portraits
Catalogue