Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Five dreidels made of bone, olive wood and lead.
1-2. Two carved bone dreidels, engraved. [Western or Central Europe, 19th / 20th century]. The Hebrew letters נ'ג'ה'ש' are written in ink on one dreidel, and carved on the other.
3-4. Two olive wood dreidels, made for fundraising for the residents of Jerusalem among Jews in the Diaspora. [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. Printed on the sides of the dreidels are the letters נ'ג'ה'ש' (since they were to be used by donors abroad) and the inscription "Kollel Shomrei HaChomot Jerusalem".
5. Cast lead dreidel. [Palestine, the 19th or 20th century]. A dreidel in the tradition of Russian and Polish Jews, whose custom was to cast their dreidels themselves during the days of Hanukkah. The Hebrew letters נ'ג'ה'פ' on the sides of the dreidel indicate that it originates in Palestine.
Size and condition vary.
1-2. Two carved bone dreidels, engraved. [Western or Central Europe, 19th / 20th century]. The Hebrew letters נ'ג'ה'ש' are written in ink on one dreidel, and carved on the other.
3-4. Two olive wood dreidels, made for fundraising for the residents of Jerusalem among Jews in the Diaspora. [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. Printed on the sides of the dreidels are the letters נ'ג'ה'ש' (since they were to be used by donors abroad) and the inscription "Kollel Shomrei HaChomot Jerusalem".
5. Cast lead dreidel. [Palestine, the 19th or 20th century]. A dreidel in the tradition of Russian and Polish Jews, whose custom was to cast their dreidels themselves during the days of Hanukkah. The Hebrew letters נ'ג'ה'פ' on the sides of the dreidel indicate that it originates in Palestine.
Size and condition vary.
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![Charity box of The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel. [Presumably, Basel, Switzerland, ca. 1910-1920]. A tin charity box, pa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/314.jpg "Tin Charity Box – The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel, ca. 1910-1920")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Charity box of The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel. [Presumably, Basel, Switzerland, ca. 1910-1920].
A tin charity box, painted red; legend on front: legend "Schweiz. [Schweizerisches] Comité für Erez Jsroël" [Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel].
The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel was founded in Basel in 1909 and was active until at least the 1920s, raising funds for institutions in Palestine. The committee's objective was "to promote humanitarian, cultural and colonial efforts in Palestine" (from an advertisement that was published in Jüdischen Jahrbuch für die Schweiz, 1921/22). The president of the committee was Isaac Dreyfuss-Strauss (1852-1936), a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Basel, who headed several of the Jewish institutions in the town.
Height: 10 cm. Maximum width: 9 cm. Good overall condition. Paint chipped, repairs in a lighter color. Some dents in the tin. Original key. Locking mechanism intact.
A tin charity box, painted red; legend on front: legend "Schweiz. [Schweizerisches] Comité für Erez Jsroël" [Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel].
The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel was founded in Basel in 1909 and was active until at least the 1920s, raising funds for institutions in Palestine. The committee's objective was "to promote humanitarian, cultural and colonial efforts in Palestine" (from an advertisement that was published in Jüdischen Jahrbuch für die Schweiz, 1921/22). The president of the committee was Isaac Dreyfuss-Strauss (1852-1936), a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Basel, who headed several of the Jewish institutions in the town.
Height: 10 cm. Maximum width: 9 cm. Good overall condition. Paint chipped, repairs in a lighter color. Some dents in the tin. Original key. Locking mechanism intact.
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![A charity box for poor Tuberculosis patients. [Vienna, first decades of the 20th century]. A cylindrical red metal box. Pri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/315.jpg "Charity Box – For Poor Tuberculosis Patients in the Resort Town of Rož")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
A charity box for poor Tuberculosis patients. [Vienna, first decades of the 20th century].
A cylindrical red metal box. Printed on its side: "Für arme Brustleidende in Rožnau" (for poor Tuberculosis patients in Rožnau).
Rožnau (Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, the Czech Republic; until 1918 part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) was a center of attraction for patients suffering from lung diseases due to its medicinal springs and pleasant climate. This charity box was presumably meant to assist in raising funds for poor patients from Vienna, to allow them to travel to Rožnau.
In a book dedicated to the Jewish community of Vienna, "Das Dreieck meiner Kindheit, Eine jüdische Vorstadtgemeinde" (Vienna, 2008), the writer notes that during the renovation of the building of the Jewish community of Vienna, boxes bearing the same inscription were found in its basement.
Diameter: 8 cm. Height: approx. 13 cm. Good condition. Blemishes. Chipped paint. Dents.
A cylindrical red metal box. Printed on its side: "Für arme Brustleidende in Rožnau" (for poor Tuberculosis patients in Rožnau).
Rožnau (Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, the Czech Republic; until 1918 part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) was a center of attraction for patients suffering from lung diseases due to its medicinal springs and pleasant climate. This charity box was presumably meant to assist in raising funds for poor patients from Vienna, to allow them to travel to Rožnau.
In a book dedicated to the Jewish community of Vienna, "Das Dreieck meiner Kindheit, Eine jüdische Vorstadtgemeinde" (Vienna, 2008), the writer notes that during the renovation of the building of the Jewish community of Vienna, boxes bearing the same inscription were found in its basement.
Diameter: 8 cm. Height: approx. 13 cm. Good condition. Blemishes. Chipped paint. Dents.
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Various Objects
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![Eleven silver plaques with folk art biblical scenes. [Palestine, early 20th century?]. Engraved silver; wood and plastic pla](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/316_1.jpg "Biblical Scenes – Folk Art Silver Plaques – Palestine, Early 20th Cent")
![Eleven silver plaques with folk art biblical scenes. [Palestine, early 20th century?]. Engraved silver; wood and plastic pla](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/316_2.jpg "Biblical Scenes – Folk Art Silver Plaques – Palestine, Early 20th Cent")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Eleven silver plaques with folk art biblical scenes. [Palestine, early 20th century?].
Engraved silver; wood and plastic plaques.
Eight small engraved plaques depicting the Binding of Isaac, Rivka and Eliezer, Isaac's blessing of Jacob, Potiphar's wife and Joseph, Boaz and the reapers, the anointing of David, Solomon's judgment, and the site of the Temple; two medium-size plaques depicting Joseph leaving prison and Boaz and the reapers (a second time); a large engraved plaque depicting two scenes from the Scroll of Esther – "and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was" and "his [Haman's] friends and Zeresh his wife" alongside the tree which Haman made for Mordechai. The silver plaques are fixed to wooden plates, except for two, which are fixed to plates made of a plastic material (one of them detached from the silver plaque).
The naïve engravings, as well as the folk-art technique by which they were made, are similar – in terms of their style, making and composition – to drawings by Moshe Sha'a Mizrachi, Yosef Zvi Geiger and Shalom Moskovitz, the "Zeigermacher". In light of these similarities, there is reason to believe that the creator of the plaques was influenced by the earliest of these artists, or worked at the same time and in the same geographical and cultural space.
Small plaques: 6X4.5 to 7X5.5 cm. Medium plaques: 6X11 cm., 8X11.5 cm. Large plaque: 13X9.5 cm. Silver plaques in good condition. Some plaques detached or partly detached from the plates on which they are fixed. Wooden plates in fair to poor condition. Blemishes and fractures.
Engraved silver; wood and plastic plaques.
Eight small engraved plaques depicting the Binding of Isaac, Rivka and Eliezer, Isaac's blessing of Jacob, Potiphar's wife and Joseph, Boaz and the reapers, the anointing of David, Solomon's judgment, and the site of the Temple; two medium-size plaques depicting Joseph leaving prison and Boaz and the reapers (a second time); a large engraved plaque depicting two scenes from the Scroll of Esther – "and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was" and "his [Haman's] friends and Zeresh his wife" alongside the tree which Haman made for Mordechai. The silver plaques are fixed to wooden plates, except for two, which are fixed to plates made of a plastic material (one of them detached from the silver plaque).
The naïve engravings, as well as the folk-art technique by which they were made, are similar – in terms of their style, making and composition – to drawings by Moshe Sha'a Mizrachi, Yosef Zvi Geiger and Shalom Moskovitz, the "Zeigermacher". In light of these similarities, there is reason to believe that the creator of the plaques was influenced by the earliest of these artists, or worked at the same time and in the same geographical and cultural space.
Small plaques: 6X4.5 to 7X5.5 cm. Medium plaques: 6X11 cm., 8X11.5 cm. Large plaque: 13X9.5 cm. Silver plaques in good condition. Some plaques detached or partly detached from the plates on which they are fixed. Wooden plates in fair to poor condition. Blemishes and fractures.
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Various Objects
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![Collection of approx. 45 "National Costume Dolls". [Israel (and elsewhere), 1940s to 1980s]. Varied collection of "National](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/317_1.jpg "Collection of \"National Costume Dolls\" – Israel, 1940s to 1980s")
![Collection of approx. 45 "National Costume Dolls". [Israel (and elsewhere), 1940s to 1980s]. Varied collection of "National](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/317_2.jpg "Collection of \"National Costume Dolls\" – Israel, 1940s to 1980s")
![Collection of approx. 45 "National Costume Dolls". [Israel (and elsewhere), 1940s to 1980s]. Varied collection of "National](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/317_3.jpg "Collection of \"National Costume Dolls\" – Israel, 1940s to 1980s")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Collection of approx. 45 "National Costume Dolls". [Israel (and elsewhere), 1940s to 1980s].
Varied collection of "National Costume Dolls": wooden dolls, wire and plastic dolls wearing fabric clothes and several dolls made of other materials, produced by various artists and workshops, including "Sabra", "Pisanty", WIZO, "Hameshakem", Frank Meisler and more. Some of them are placed in pairs on one pedestal. The dolls, most of which were made between the 1950s and the 1980s, represent the human variety of the Israeli society, using stereotypical "Israeli characters" including Haredi Jews in traditional attire and women with old Yishuv-style headdresses, Yemenite men and women in ethnic clothing, pioneers and Kibbutz members. Although some of the dolls – such as Frank Meisler's wooden dolls – were made by artists, most of them were mass-produced, designated to be sold in souvenir shops as popular art for tourists, and are therefore characterized mainly by their simplicity, superficiality and nostalgic perspective.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair overall condition. Blemishes and missing parts to some of the dolls.
Enclosed are several additional dolls which were produced in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Varied collection of "National Costume Dolls": wooden dolls, wire and plastic dolls wearing fabric clothes and several dolls made of other materials, produced by various artists and workshops, including "Sabra", "Pisanty", WIZO, "Hameshakem", Frank Meisler and more. Some of them are placed in pairs on one pedestal. The dolls, most of which were made between the 1950s and the 1980s, represent the human variety of the Israeli society, using stereotypical "Israeli characters" including Haredi Jews in traditional attire and women with old Yishuv-style headdresses, Yemenite men and women in ethnic clothing, pioneers and Kibbutz members. Although some of the dolls – such as Frank Meisler's wooden dolls – were made by artists, most of them were mass-produced, designated to be sold in souvenir shops as popular art for tourists, and are therefore characterized mainly by their simplicity, superficiality and nostalgic perspective.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair overall condition. Blemishes and missing parts to some of the dolls.
Enclosed are several additional dolls which were produced in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
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Various Objects
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![Five dolls by the artist Edith Samuel. [Israel, 1950s]. Clay and plaster; fabric; wool; natural fibers; wooden pedestals.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/318.jpg "Five Dolls by Edith Samuel – Israel, 1950s")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Five dolls by the artist Edith Samuel. [Israel, 1950s].
Clay and plaster; fabric; wool; natural fibers; wooden pedestals.
Dolls of boys and girls wearing carefully-made clothes, some embroidered; one doll carries a drum and another, a bag. Four of the dolls are placed on wooden pedestals.
Edith Samuel (1907-1964), a doll-maker and illustrator, born in Essen. In 1925-1930, she studied sculpture and graphic arts at the Folkwangschule in Essen and at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. In 1933-1938 she lived and worked in Berlin, where she operated a marionette theater. She worked as a sculptor, doll-maker and illustrator and also created custom-made fabric portrait dolls as souvenirs for families loved ones left Germany due to the deteriorating situation of the Jews. In 1939, she immigrated to Palestine, settling in Rishon LeZion with her sister, ceramic artist Chava (Eva) Samuel, and her brother, composer Yochanan Samuel. In Palestine, she started creating dolls representing various cultures and segments of Israeli society. as well as small stages with scenes representing the young State of Israel. Samuel made a meager living. At first, her dolls were sold by the WIZO organization and she even taught in the WIZO vocational training workshop; however, with time WIZO stores began rejecting her dolls claimimg the prices were too high, selling instead dolls created by her students. In the years that followed, Samuel mostly created large papier-mâché figures from, displaying her works in various international exhibitions. Samuel's dolls are most graceful, characterized by the finesse of their details, their human expressions and the preciseness of each and every stich of their clothing.
height: approx. 18 to 22 cm. Bases: 8X8 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor fractures; minor blemishes to color. Blemishes to clothes and hair; missing soles.
Enclosed: • "Boys, Girls, Dolls" (Hebrew) by Edith Samuel and Leah Goldberg. Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1968. • Edith Samuel 1907-1964, Dolls, Toys, Graphics, Sculpture, Memorial Exhibition. International Cultural Center for Youth in Jerusalem, 1966. • Reise nach Jerusalem, Puppen von Edith Samuel (1907-1964), published by Alte Synagoge Essen und Autoren, 1987. • Collection of photographs of Sameul's dolls. • Additional paper items.
Literature: Land and its dolls : Israeli souvenirs and national identity (Hebrew), Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 2011.
Clay and plaster; fabric; wool; natural fibers; wooden pedestals.
Dolls of boys and girls wearing carefully-made clothes, some embroidered; one doll carries a drum and another, a bag. Four of the dolls are placed on wooden pedestals.
Edith Samuel (1907-1964), a doll-maker and illustrator, born in Essen. In 1925-1930, she studied sculpture and graphic arts at the Folkwangschule in Essen and at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. In 1933-1938 she lived and worked in Berlin, where she operated a marionette theater. She worked as a sculptor, doll-maker and illustrator and also created custom-made fabric portrait dolls as souvenirs for families loved ones left Germany due to the deteriorating situation of the Jews. In 1939, she immigrated to Palestine, settling in Rishon LeZion with her sister, ceramic artist Chava (Eva) Samuel, and her brother, composer Yochanan Samuel. In Palestine, she started creating dolls representing various cultures and segments of Israeli society. as well as small stages with scenes representing the young State of Israel. Samuel made a meager living. At first, her dolls were sold by the WIZO organization and she even taught in the WIZO vocational training workshop; however, with time WIZO stores began rejecting her dolls claimimg the prices were too high, selling instead dolls created by her students. In the years that followed, Samuel mostly created large papier-mâché figures from, displaying her works in various international exhibitions. Samuel's dolls are most graceful, characterized by the finesse of their details, their human expressions and the preciseness of each and every stich of their clothing.
height: approx. 18 to 22 cm. Bases: 8X8 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor fractures; minor blemishes to color. Blemishes to clothes and hair; missing soles.
Enclosed: • "Boys, Girls, Dolls" (Hebrew) by Edith Samuel and Leah Goldberg. Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1968. • Edith Samuel 1907-1964, Dolls, Toys, Graphics, Sculpture, Memorial Exhibition. International Cultural Center for Youth in Jerusalem, 1966. • Reise nach Jerusalem, Puppen von Edith Samuel (1907-1964), published by Alte Synagoge Essen und Autoren, 1987. • Collection of photographs of Sameul's dolls. • Additional paper items.
Literature: Land and its dolls : Israeli souvenirs and national identity (Hebrew), Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 2011.
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![Sixteen debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited. London: Howard & Jones Press, [ca. 1908]. Design: Yaakov Stark (signed](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/319.jpg "Sixteen Debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited – Designed by Ya")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Sixteen debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited. London: Howard & Jones Press, [ca. 1908]. Design: Yaakov Stark (signed in the plate, in Hebrew: "Bezalel, Stark, Jerusalem"). Hebrew and English.
Debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited, indicating that the company "Received from the Jeudischer Nationalfonds (keren Kajemeth Le jisroel), Limited, the sum of Frcs. 1000 (One Thousand Francs) as a deposit…". 12 of the debentures are marked "annulled" (of these, eight are cut in their lower margins to finalize their annulment).
These debentures were issued by the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited against a loan from the JNF (which served as a legal cover for circumventing the ban placed by the Turkish government on the activity of the JNF in urban areas), to assist in the establishment of the "Achuzat Bayit" neighborhood.
The designer, Yaakov Stark (1881-1915), born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine in 1906 and was one of the first ten students of Bezalel.
16 debentures, with coupons. Approx. 32X26.5 cm (folded). Stains and minor blemishes.
Debentures of the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited, indicating that the company "Received from the Jeudischer Nationalfonds (keren Kajemeth Le jisroel), Limited, the sum of Frcs. 1000 (One Thousand Francs) as a deposit…". 12 of the debentures are marked "annulled" (of these, eight are cut in their lower margins to finalize their annulment).
These debentures were issued by the Anglo-Palestine Co. Limited against a loan from the JNF (which served as a legal cover for circumventing the ban placed by the Turkish government on the activity of the JNF in urban areas), to assist in the establishment of the "Achuzat Bayit" neighborhood.
The designer, Yaakov Stark (1881-1915), born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine in 1906 and was one of the first ten students of Bezalel.
16 debentures, with coupons. Approx. 32X26.5 cm (folded). Stains and minor blemishes.
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Share Certificates, Numismatics
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![Four share warrant certificates issued by The Marine Trust Ltd. company. Tel-Aviv: "Eretz Israel", [1936]. Hebrew and English](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale80a-public/320.jpg "Four Share Warrant Certificates – The Marine Trust Ltd. – Tel-Aviv Por")
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Four share warrant certificates issued by The Marine Trust Ltd. company. Tel-Aviv: "Eretz Israel", [1936]. Hebrew and English.
In April 1936, when the Arab Revolt broke out, the Jaffa Port went on strike and there was an increasing need for establishing a new port. The Marine Trust company was founded to finance the construction of a new port – the Port of Tel-Aviv. Half of the shares were offered to the public, and the public bought shares with a sense of participation in the Zionist enterprise.
Before us:
1-2. Two share warrants – the bearer is entitled to one fully paid up ordinary share of 1 Palestine Pound.
3. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to four fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
4. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to six fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
All the share certificates are with dividend coupons.
50.5X22 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Creases and minor stains. Some closed and open tears, most of them small.
In April 1936, when the Arab Revolt broke out, the Jaffa Port went on strike and there was an increasing need for establishing a new port. The Marine Trust company was founded to finance the construction of a new port – the Port of Tel-Aviv. Half of the shares were offered to the public, and the public bought shares with a sense of participation in the Zionist enterprise.
Before us:
1-2. Two share warrants – the bearer is entitled to one fully paid up ordinary share of 1 Palestine Pound.
3. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to four fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
4. Share Warrant – the bearer is entitled to six fully paid up ordinary shares of 1 Palestine Pound each.
All the share certificates are with dividend coupons.
50.5X22 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Creases and minor stains. Some closed and open tears, most of them small.
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Share Certificates, Numismatics
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Large collection of thousands of checks of "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." and of "Bank Ezrachim Ltd." (Citizens' Bank Ltd.). Palestine, ca. 1930-1940.
Most of the checks in the collection are of the "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." (a bank founded by the "World Union of Sephardic Jews" in Jerusalem, which operated during the years 1927-1941, first under the name "Credit Fund Palestine – Credit Bank Ltd."). Some are of the "Citizens Bank Ltd." (a bank founded in 1930 by immigrants from Greece and Bulgaria and operated until the early 1940s).
All the checks were cleared and cashed. The checks bear signatures of ownerw, position-holders at the bank and various notations; on many of them appear stamps of organizations, institutions and companies, that operated in Palestine before the establishment of the State. Some bear postage stamps, including revenue stamps and stamps of Kofer HaYishuv.
Some of the checks are signed (in handwriting) by public figures – the Mayors of Tel-Aviv Meir Dizengoff and Yisrael Rokach, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yaakov Meir, and others (the collection was not thoroughly examined; it may include additional important signatures).
Size and condition vary.
Most of the checks in the collection are of the "Kedem Bank for Credit Ltd." (a bank founded by the "World Union of Sephardic Jews" in Jerusalem, which operated during the years 1927-1941, first under the name "Credit Fund Palestine – Credit Bank Ltd."). Some are of the "Citizens Bank Ltd." (a bank founded in 1930 by immigrants from Greece and Bulgaria and operated until the early 1940s).
All the checks were cleared and cashed. The checks bear signatures of ownerw, position-holders at the bank and various notations; on many of them appear stamps of organizations, institutions and companies, that operated in Palestine before the establishment of the State. Some bear postage stamps, including revenue stamps and stamps of Kofer HaYishuv.
Some of the checks are signed (in handwriting) by public figures – the Mayors of Tel-Aviv Meir Dizengoff and Yisrael Rokach, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yaakov Meir, and others (the collection was not thoroughly examined; it may include additional important signatures).
Size and condition vary.
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Share Certificates, Numismatics
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Approx. 55 documents and agreements, tickets and cheques, ledgers and additional paper items, issued by various banks, companies and organizations in Palestine during the British Mandate. Many of them with hand-filled details, bearing stamps of the company, and signatures of its directors. [Palestine, ca. 1920s-1940s]. Hebrew, English, French and additional languages.
The collection includes:
• Seven contracts for selling deeds and securities by various companies in Jerusalem (J. D. Zwebner & I. Frenkel, Joseph Deutsch, A.M. Freund & Co., A. Joulius, A. Jungreis & J. Zwebner, Zion Express H. Moussaieff & Co.), two of them were filled-in in 1928.
• A contract for selling a debenture of the Meyer Chimchilachevili, Bureau de Change Company in Alexandria, Egypt, 1920s.
• A ledger (Compte-Courant) of the Banque Impériale Ottoman, with filled-in details from the years 1925-1926.
• Two cheques and three securities (Titres en Nantissement) of the Banque Ottomane, with stamps of the company and signatures of the branch managers in Jerusalem.
• A checkbook (without the cheques) of "HaMizrachi Bank", with filled-in details on the stubs from 1937, and two ledgers of the bank with filled-in details, from the years 1929 and 1931.
• Letter (mimeographed manuscript) from the Marine Trust Ltd. with a call to purchase the shares of the company for establishing the Port of Tel-Aviv, 1937. Accompanied by an application for purchasing shares.
• Two forms (Hebrew and English) of the Jacob Japhet & Co. Bank, with examples of the managers' signatures.
• A cheque of the Jerusalem branch of the Banco di Roma.
• Two booklets, "A general report of loan and savings Jerusalem" (Hebrew) for the years 1934-1935.
• Four booklets "Report and Balance" (Hebrew) of "Bank Kupat HaAm", for the years 1934-1936 and 1943.
• Two invitations "to the annual general meeting of the members of Bank Kupat HaAm" at the Herzliya Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv, 1935-1936 (with admission tickets).
• Five receipt logbooks, "Bank Ba'alei Batim" (Bank of Homeowners) in Tel-Aviv.
• Four receipt logbooks, "King Solomon Bank" in Jerusalem.
• Informational booklet issued by the "Bank for Agriculture and Construction in Palestine Ltd." [1934].
• Savings Certificate of the "America-Palestine, Company for Commerce and Investment", 1941.
• And more.
A total of approx. 55 items. Size varies. Most items in good condition. Some items in fair condition.
The collection includes:
• Seven contracts for selling deeds and securities by various companies in Jerusalem (J. D. Zwebner & I. Frenkel, Joseph Deutsch, A.M. Freund & Co., A. Joulius, A. Jungreis & J. Zwebner, Zion Express H. Moussaieff & Co.), two of them were filled-in in 1928.
• A contract for selling a debenture of the Meyer Chimchilachevili, Bureau de Change Company in Alexandria, Egypt, 1920s.
• A ledger (Compte-Courant) of the Banque Impériale Ottoman, with filled-in details from the years 1925-1926.
• Two cheques and three securities (Titres en Nantissement) of the Banque Ottomane, with stamps of the company and signatures of the branch managers in Jerusalem.
• A checkbook (without the cheques) of "HaMizrachi Bank", with filled-in details on the stubs from 1937, and two ledgers of the bank with filled-in details, from the years 1929 and 1931.
• Letter (mimeographed manuscript) from the Marine Trust Ltd. with a call to purchase the shares of the company for establishing the Port of Tel-Aviv, 1937. Accompanied by an application for purchasing shares.
• Two forms (Hebrew and English) of the Jacob Japhet & Co. Bank, with examples of the managers' signatures.
• A cheque of the Jerusalem branch of the Banco di Roma.
• Two booklets, "A general report of loan and savings Jerusalem" (Hebrew) for the years 1934-1935.
• Four booklets "Report and Balance" (Hebrew) of "Bank Kupat HaAm", for the years 1934-1936 and 1943.
• Two invitations "to the annual general meeting of the members of Bank Kupat HaAm" at the Herzliya Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv, 1935-1936 (with admission tickets).
• Five receipt logbooks, "Bank Ba'alei Batim" (Bank of Homeowners) in Tel-Aviv.
• Four receipt logbooks, "King Solomon Bank" in Jerusalem.
• Informational booklet issued by the "Bank for Agriculture and Construction in Palestine Ltd." [1934].
• Savings Certificate of the "America-Palestine, Company for Commerce and Investment", 1941.
• And more.
A total of approx. 55 items. Size varies. Most items in good condition. Some items in fair condition.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Four Templer tokens, made of brass, in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 40 Para. Complete set of the first series (without the legend Consummarke):
Obverse: the denomination. Reverse: a plow and wheel (symbolizing the agricultural settlement) and the German legend Centralcasse des Tempels.
The tokens were issued for internal use of the members of the Templer community in Palestine (presumably at the Royal mint in Stuttgart, Germany) and were in circulation from 1880 to the end of World War I (1917).
5 Para: 16 mm. 10 Para: 18 mm. 20 Para: 20 mm. 40 Para: 23 mm. VF-XF.
Obverse: the denomination. Reverse: a plow and wheel (symbolizing the agricultural settlement) and the German legend Centralcasse des Tempels.
The tokens were issued for internal use of the members of the Templer community in Palestine (presumably at the Royal mint in Stuttgart, Germany) and were in circulation from 1880 to the end of World War I (1917).
5 Para: 16 mm. 10 Para: 18 mm. 20 Para: 20 mm. 40 Para: 23 mm. VF-XF.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Six tokens of Café Werner in Haifa – tokens made of bronze in denominations of 40, 30 and 50; tokens made of white metal in denominations of 10, 30 and 50.
Obverse: denomination of the token. Reverse: "Café Werner Haifa" (in three lines).
The tokens were issued by Zvi Werner, after he immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1935 and opened Café Werner on Herzl St. in Haifa. The tokens were imported blank from Vienna, before being impressed; the legends were impressed in Haifa. The tokens were in circulation until the Café closed in 1951, when the owner died. It is believed that they were used by the waiters of the Café for calculations, and at times of shortage of coins, also as currency.
3 Bronze tokens: 30 = 24 mm. 40 = 26 mm. 50 = 32 mm. 3 White Metal tokens: 10 = 20 mm. 30 = 24 mm. 50 = 32 mm. VF-XF.
Obverse: denomination of the token. Reverse: "Café Werner Haifa" (in three lines).
The tokens were issued by Zvi Werner, after he immigrated to Palestine from Vienna in 1935 and opened Café Werner on Herzl St. in Haifa. The tokens were imported blank from Vienna, before being impressed; the legends were impressed in Haifa. The tokens were in circulation until the Café closed in 1951, when the owner died. It is believed that they were used by the waiters of the Café for calculations, and at times of shortage of coins, also as currency.
3 Bronze tokens: 30 = 24 mm. 40 = 26 mm. 50 = 32 mm. 3 White Metal tokens: 10 = 20 mm. 30 = 24 mm. 50 = 32 mm. VF-XF.
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