Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $500
Unsold
14 photographs of Jewish girls, young women and older women dressed in both urban weekday attires and wedding costumes. Tunisia, [late 19th / early 20th century].
Including at least six studio photographs. The names of the photographers or their studios – "Garrigues" and "M. Catalanotti" – appear on some photographs (one of Garrigues's photographs was sold at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889).
Size varies, six measuring from 6X10 cm to postcard size; three measuring 10.5X16 cm; one 16X12 cm; five averaging 26X20. Condition varies. Some mounted on card.
Including at least six studio photographs. The names of the photographers or their studios – "Garrigues" and "M. Catalanotti" – appear on some photographs (one of Garrigues's photographs was sold at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889).
Size varies, six measuring from 6X10 cm to postcard size; three measuring 10.5X16 cm; one 16X12 cm; five averaging 26X20. Condition varies. Some mounted on card.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $600
Unsold
95 postcards depicting Jews from Tunisia and the Maghreb, as well as Jewish institutions and sites. Various publishers and locales, [ca. 1900-30].
The postcards focus on the Jews of Djerba, Tunis, Ben Gardane (Bengardane), El Kef (Le Kef), Tozeur, Gabès, and other places, depicting Jewish individuals (particularly women and children), Jewish institutions (a hospital and school), Jewish sites (synagogues and cemeteries), ceremonies (wedding, circumcision), and more. Including fourteen undivided-back postcards.
Enclosed: three postcard-size photographs of Jews in Tunisia.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
The postcards focus on the Jews of Djerba, Tunis, Ben Gardane (Bengardane), El Kef (Le Kef), Tozeur, Gabès, and other places, depicting Jewish individuals (particularly women and children), Jewish institutions (a hospital and school), Jewish sites (synagogues and cemeteries), ceremonies (wedding, circumcision), and more. Including fourteen undivided-back postcards.
Enclosed: three postcard-size photographs of Jews in Tunisia.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Three photographs of Jews in Algeria – in Constantine and Algiers. Algeria, [late 19th century]. 1. Large photograph showing](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/56.jpg "Three Photographs – Jews in Algeria")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Unsold
Three photographs of Jews in Algeria – in Constantine and Algiers. Algeria, [late 19th century].
1. Large photograph showing a man, a youth, and children in Constantine, Algeria. Photographer unidentified, [Algeria, late 19th century]. 25X18.5 cm. Good condition.
2-3. Two small studio photographs by photographer C. [Claudius (Claude-Joseph)] Portier (French photographer, active in Algeria 1863-82). Algiers, Algeria, [late 19th century].
A photograph of a Jewish woman (captioned "Juive") and a photograph of a Jewish shoemaker (uncaptioned). Averaging 9X5.5 cm; mounted on card averaging 10X6 cm.
1. Large photograph showing a man, a youth, and children in Constantine, Algeria. Photographer unidentified, [Algeria, late 19th century]. 25X18.5 cm. Good condition.
2-3. Two small studio photographs by photographer C. [Claudius (Claude-Joseph)] Portier (French photographer, active in Algeria 1863-82). Algiers, Algeria, [late 19th century].
A photograph of a Jewish woman (captioned "Juive") and a photograph of a Jewish shoemaker (uncaptioned). Averaging 9X5.5 cm; mounted on card averaging 10X6 cm.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Unsold
58 postcards depicting Jews from Algeria and the Maghreb, along with Jewish institutions and sites. Various publishers and locales, [ca. 1900-30].
Postcards depicting Jewish individuals as well as Jewish sites and institutions, in the cities and towns of Algiers, Oran, Mahdia, Annaba, Constantine, Bou Saada, Sétif, Aïn Témouchent, Hammam-Lif, Tlemcen, and additional places. Including seven undivided-back postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Postcards depicting Jewish individuals as well as Jewish sites and institutions, in the cities and towns of Algiers, Oran, Mahdia, Annaba, Constantine, Bou Saada, Sétif, Aïn Témouchent, Hammam-Lif, Tlemcen, and additional places. Including seven undivided-back postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
13 postcards depicting Jews from Libya and Egypt, along with synagogues and other Jewish sites. Various publishers and locales, [first half of 20th century].
Nine of the postcards depict Jewish individuals and Jewish sites in Libya (Tripoli and Zliten); the four others depict Jewish sites and Jewish individuals from Egypt – specifically Cairo, Alexandria, and Port Said.
One undivided-back postcard. Several real-photo postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Nine of the postcards depict Jewish individuals and Jewish sites in Libya (Tripoli and Zliten); the four others depict Jewish sites and Jewish individuals from Egypt – specifically Cairo, Alexandria, and Port Said.
One undivided-back postcard. Several real-photo postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![One of a pair of Torah finials – folk art. North Africa, most likely Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Iron, cast; shee](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/59.jpg "Single Torah Finial – Folk Art in Sheet Metal – Tunisia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
One of a pair of Torah finials – folk art. North Africa, most likely Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Iron, cast; sheet metal, cut, pierced and bent; paint.
Wide, cylindrical Torah finial with six columns and six horseshoe arches, painted yellow. Red eight-point star and light blue curving rail inside each arch. Upper portion of finial conical and painted blue. Base of cylinder and foot painted light blue.
Height: 30 cm. Fair condition. Warping. Loss to paint. Some rust. Missing decorations (?).
Iron, cast; sheet metal, cut, pierced and bent; paint.
Wide, cylindrical Torah finial with six columns and six horseshoe arches, painted yellow. Red eight-point star and light blue curving rail inside each arch. Upper portion of finial conical and painted blue. Base of cylinder and foot painted light blue.
Height: 30 cm. Fair condition. Warping. Loss to paint. Some rust. Missing decorations (?).
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![One of a pair of Torah finials. North Africa, most likely Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast, engraved, and](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/60_1.jpg "Single Torah Finial – North Africa – Tunisia – Touitou Family")
![One of a pair of Torah finials. North Africa, most likely Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast, engraved, and](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/60_2.jpg "Single Torah Finial – North Africa – Tunisia – Touitou Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Unsold
One of a pair of Torah finials. North Africa, most likely Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Body wide and cylindrical. Surmounted by conical ornament, with flower at tip. Short shaft, upper portion cup-shaped, lower portion positioned atop round base. Dedicatory Hebrew inscription: "Did [sic] son of Avraham Touitou" (please refer also to item no. 68, likewise associated with Touitou family).
Height: 24.5 cm.
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Body wide and cylindrical. Surmounted by conical ornament, with flower at tip. Short shaft, upper portion cup-shaped, lower portion positioned atop round base. Dedicatory Hebrew inscription: "Did [sic] son of Avraham Touitou" (please refer also to item no. 68, likewise associated with Touitou family).
Height: 24.5 cm.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah finial (one of a pair). Libya, [19th century / early 20th century]. Wood; turned, carved, and painted. Wide, cylindri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/61.jpg "Single Wooden Torah Finial – Libya")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Torah finial (one of a pair). Libya, [19th century / early 20th century].
Wood; turned, carved, and painted.
Wide, cylindrical body. Recesses, carved to look like arched windows. Surmounted by conical ornament (broken). Partly coated with thick layer of paint in shades of gold, copper, and green.
Height: 36 cm. Good-fair condition. Few fractures and blemishes. Considerable loss to paint. Cracks.
Reference: Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, items nos. 410-11.
Wood; turned, carved, and painted.
Wide, cylindrical body. Recesses, carved to look like arched windows. Surmounted by conical ornament (broken). Partly coated with thick layer of paint in shades of gold, copper, and green.
Height: 36 cm. Good-fair condition. Few fractures and blemishes. Considerable loss to paint. Cracks.
Reference: Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, items nos. 410-11.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century]. Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/62_1.jpg "Torah Pointer – Libya-Tunisia – Goueta Family")
![Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century]. Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/62_2.jpg "Torah Pointer – Libya-Tunisia – Goueta Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century].
Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, with hand clenched, index finger gently flexed, and cuffed wrist. Lower portion of handle broad and flat, sharply tapering toward wrist. Vegetal patterns engraved on one side. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on the other side: "Yosef Goueta...".
Length: 26 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Gabès, Tunisia.
Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, with hand clenched, index finger gently flexed, and cuffed wrist. Lower portion of handle broad and flat, sharply tapering toward wrist. Vegetal patterns engraved on one side. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on the other side: "Yosef Goueta...".
Length: 26 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Gabès, Tunisia.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century]. Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/63_1.jpg "Torah Pointer – Libya-Tunisia – Arbib Family")
![Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century]. Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/63_2.jpg "Torah Pointer – Libya-Tunisia – Arbib Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Torah pointer. Libya, or Gabès, Tunisia, [early 20th century].
Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, with hand clenched, index finger gently flexed, and cuffed wrist. Lower portion of handle wide, tapering toward wrist. Vegetal patterns engraved on one side. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions on the other side: "Hawato Arbib,"; "Tanoura (?) Kodesh."
Length: 25.5 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Gabès, Tunisia.
Silver (marked, hallmark probably Libyan), cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, with hand clenched, index finger gently flexed, and cuffed wrist. Lower portion of handle wide, tapering toward wrist. Vegetal patterns engraved on one side. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions on the other side: "Hawato Arbib,"; "Tanoura (?) Kodesh."
Length: 25.5 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Gabès, Tunisia.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, 5665 [1905]. Silver, cast and engraved. Flat pointer, shaped like stylized tree, in No](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/64_1.jpg "Torah Pointer – Constantine – Algeria – Nakash Family")
![Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, 5665 [1905]. Silver, cast and engraved. Flat pointer, shaped like stylized tree, in No](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/64_2.jpg "Torah Pointer – Constantine – Algeria – Nakash Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, 5665 [1905].
Silver, cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, shaped like stylized tree, in North African, Libyan-Algerian style. Scalloped handle, tapering toward wrist. Hand clenched, with long, gently flexed index finger and with cuffed wrist. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviations): "Donated with [a generous] heart by the woman Massouda, may she be blessed among women, to honor a Torah scroll / of the Nakash family, Yitzhak Nakash, the 5th of Sivan, Year 5665 [1905]."
Length: 17 cm. Good condition.
Silver, cast and engraved.
Flat pointer, shaped like stylized tree, in North African, Libyan-Algerian style. Scalloped handle, tapering toward wrist. Hand clenched, with long, gently flexed index finger and with cuffed wrist. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviations): "Donated with [a generous] heart by the woman Massouda, may she be blessed among women, to honor a Torah scroll / of the Nakash family, Yitzhak Nakash, the 5th of Sivan, Year 5665 [1905]."
Length: 17 cm. Good condition.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved; cotton thread tassel. Upper p](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/65_1.jpg "Torah Pointer – Constantine – Algeria – Azariah Family")
![Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved; cotton thread tassel. Upper p](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/65_2.jpg "Torah Pointer – Constantine – Algeria – Azariah Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Torah pointer. Constantine, Algeria, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved; cotton thread tassel.
Upper portion of handle cylindrical, with ring suspended from tip. Lower portion flat, tapering from wide at middle to narrow at wrist of hand. Hand clenched, with long, extended index finger, and with cuffed wrist. Engraved vegetal patterns on one side, and engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviations) on the other: "Servant of the Almighty Avraham Azariah, may the Almighty maintain him and protect him." Tassel of green cotton thread tied onto ring.
Length: 26 cm. Good condition.
Silver, cast and engraved; cotton thread tassel.
Upper portion of handle cylindrical, with ring suspended from tip. Lower portion flat, tapering from wide at middle to narrow at wrist of hand. Hand clenched, with long, extended index finger, and with cuffed wrist. Engraved vegetal patterns on one side, and engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription (using customary abbreviations) on the other: "Servant of the Almighty Avraham Azariah, may the Almighty maintain him and protect him." Tassel of green cotton thread tied onto ring.
Length: 26 cm. Good condition.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue