Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
22 paper items from the period of the Israeli War of Independence. Haifa, Jerusalem, Safed and Tel-Aviv, 1948-1949.
Among the items: * Printed leaf, certifying that Uriel Kahana is employed in the intelligence department of the Carmel Division, May 1948. * Printed leaf, calling Uriel Kahana to urgently organize fortification works in Haifa, May 1948. * Enlistment order for fortification works in Haifa and the vicinity, May 1948. * "Certificate of Storage Service" on behalf of the IDF General Staff, July 1948. * Departure permit (temporary) from Palestine, on behalf of the center of "HaMifkad LeSherut Ha'am" (general enlistment), May 1948. * Printed note, entrance permit to the Arab quarter in Safed, on behalf of "Office for supervision of deserted Arab property", May 1948. * Certificate of reserve-duty of IDF soldier in the region of Tel-Aviv, December 1948 (in the name of a woman who was recruited to "Gdud HaChaverot"). * Three certificates of "Sherut HaAvoda" (Provisional Government). * "Permit to commute" for a car "in the service of the Israeli government", Tel-Aviv, 1948. * "Kol Safed", issue no. 11, May 12, 1948 (single leaf). Title: "The City of the Zohar and the Ari celebrates its liberation and victory". * Invitation from the Prime Minister and Mrs. Ben-Gurion, to a Day of Independence reception, May 1949. * Entrance ticket to sessions of the first Knesset, May 2, 1949. * Additional items.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Among the items: * Printed leaf, certifying that Uriel Kahana is employed in the intelligence department of the Carmel Division, May 1948. * Printed leaf, calling Uriel Kahana to urgently organize fortification works in Haifa, May 1948. * Enlistment order for fortification works in Haifa and the vicinity, May 1948. * "Certificate of Storage Service" on behalf of the IDF General Staff, July 1948. * Departure permit (temporary) from Palestine, on behalf of the center of "HaMifkad LeSherut Ha'am" (general enlistment), May 1948. * Printed note, entrance permit to the Arab quarter in Safed, on behalf of "Office for supervision of deserted Arab property", May 1948. * Certificate of reserve-duty of IDF soldier in the region of Tel-Aviv, December 1948 (in the name of a woman who was recruited to "Gdud HaChaverot"). * Three certificates of "Sherut HaAvoda" (Provisional Government). * "Permit to commute" for a car "in the service of the Israeli government", Tel-Aviv, 1948. * "Kol Safed", issue no. 11, May 12, 1948 (single leaf). Title: "The City of the Zohar and the Ari celebrates its liberation and victory". * Invitation from the Prime Minister and Mrs. Ben-Gurion, to a Day of Independence reception, May 1949. * Entrance ticket to sessions of the first Knesset, May 2, 1949. * Additional items.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $400
Unsold
Untitled (figures), 1943.
Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in pencil.
On verso: architectural drawing.
Approx. 51X70.5 cm. Open tears at bottom corners. Stains to margins. A number of pinholes at upper margins. Pieces of adhesive tape on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated in pencil.
On verso: architectural drawing.
Approx. 51X70.5 cm. Open tears at bottom corners. Stains to margins. A number of pinholes at upper margins. Pieces of adhesive tape on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Interior of a Home (figures in a room).
Watercolor on paper. Not signed.
46.5X37 cm. Pinholes and small open tears at corners. Tears to margins (among them a 11.5 cm. long tear)
Watercolor on paper. Not signed.
46.5X37 cm. Pinholes and small open tears at corners. Tears to margins (among them a 11.5 cm. long tear)
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Untitled (houses).
Mixed media on paper. Not signed.
54.5X36.5 cm. Slight tears and defects. Two paper strips are pasted on the back, on the right and left margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Mixed media on paper. Not signed.
54.5X36.5 cm. Slight tears and defects. Two paper strips are pasted on the back, on the right and left margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Ten works on paper - figures, views and still life.
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
Size varies, approx. 8X7 cm to 30.5X23 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and slight defects.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
Size varies, approx. 8X7 cm to 30.5X23 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and slight defects.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Fifteen works on paper, by Uriel Kahana.
Pencils, ink, watercolor and Gouache on paper. Two works are signed. Four are dated (1920s-30s).
Among the works: pencil drawing - illustration for the poem "150,000,000,000" by Vladimir Mayakovsky; illustration in watercolor, signed and dated "Uriel 930"; pencil drawing, dated ("Hamam Acco, 17.12.29"); drawing of a mosque, dated "Evening of engineering test 19.6.26"; two drawings of playing cards; and more.
Size varies, approx. 7.5X11 cm to 33.5X37.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases and some slight defects and tears. Five works are mounted on Kappa board.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Pencils, ink, watercolor and Gouache on paper. Two works are signed. Four are dated (1920s-30s).
Among the works: pencil drawing - illustration for the poem "150,000,000,000" by Vladimir Mayakovsky; illustration in watercolor, signed and dated "Uriel 930"; pencil drawing, dated ("Hamam Acco, 17.12.29"); drawing of a mosque, dated "Evening of engineering test 19.6.26"; two drawings of playing cards; and more.
Size varies, approx. 7.5X11 cm to 33.5X37.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases and some slight defects and tears. Five works are mounted on Kappa board.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Two drawings by Uriel Kahana (1903-1965) - advertising sketches. [Late 1920s or early 1930s].
1. Sketch for "Jaffa Oranges". Ink and watercolor on thin paper. Signed in upper right corner: "Uriel". At the top of the leaf is an illustration of an orange crate alongside the word "Pardes". At the bottom are the words "Palestine" and "Oranges". In the catalogue "The Last of a Generation: Uriel Kahana - Architect, Painter, Designer" (Tel Aviv, 2003), the illustration is described as a poster for "Jaffa Oranges". [1] leaf, 29 cm, mounted at all four corners on an additional leaf. Good condition. Creases. Stains and small tears to margins.
2. Sketch for the French cosmetics company Houbigant (advertisement for a lipstick produced by the company). Pencils on thin paper. [1] leaf, 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears to margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
1. Sketch for "Jaffa Oranges". Ink and watercolor on thin paper. Signed in upper right corner: "Uriel". At the top of the leaf is an illustration of an orange crate alongside the word "Pardes". At the bottom are the words "Palestine" and "Oranges". In the catalogue "The Last of a Generation: Uriel Kahana - Architect, Painter, Designer" (Tel Aviv, 2003), the illustration is described as a poster for "Jaffa Oranges". [1] leaf, 29 cm, mounted at all four corners on an additional leaf. Good condition. Creases. Stains and small tears to margins.
2. Sketch for the French cosmetics company Houbigant (advertisement for a lipstick produced by the company). Pencils on thin paper. [1] leaf, 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears to margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Drawing by Uriel Kahana (1903-1965) - sketch for an advertising poster for "Jaffa Oranges". [Ca. 1930s].
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
Illustration of oranges on a platter, surrounded by the inscription "Jaffa Oranges are Best".
Approx. 53X35 cm, framed. Good condition. Some tears to margins and slight defects. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
Illustration of oranges on a platter, surrounded by the inscription "Jaffa Oranges are Best".
Approx. 53X35 cm, framed. Good condition. Some tears to margins and slight defects. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $5,250
Including buyer's premium
Der Ber, by Peter Ben Zion [Benzion Raskin]. Kiev-Saint Petersburg: Yiddisher Folks-Farlag, [1919]. From the series "Kindergarten". Yiddish.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
10, [2] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Loose leaves (the booklet is stapled with one staple). Stains (numerous stains to cover). Small open tears to margins of back cover. Pencil scribbles on upper left corner of back cover.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
10, [2] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Loose leaves (the booklet is stapled with one staple). Stains (numerous stains to cover). Small open tears to margins of back cover. Pencil scribbles on upper left corner of back cover.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium
Der Milner, Der Milnerin un di Milsteiner [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Peter Ben Zion [Benzion Raskin]. Kiev: Yiddisher Folks-Farlag, [1919]. From the series "Kindergarten". Yiddish.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
Two copies, printed on different types of paper: one is printed on orange paper, the other on light, thick paper. Both copies are signed by Uriel Kahana (see next items).
Copy on orange paper: 13, [3] pp, 17 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains (numerous stains to cover). Light creases to leaf margins. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet).
Copy on thick paper: 13, [3] pp, 16 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet). Foxing around staple holes and in a few other places (from a paper clip).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
Two copies, printed on different types of paper: one is printed on orange paper, the other on light, thick paper. Both copies are signed by Uriel Kahana (see next items).
Copy on orange paper: 13, [3] pp, 17 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains (numerous stains to cover). Light creases to leaf margins. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet).
Copy on thick paper: 13, [3] pp, 16 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet). Foxing around staple holes and in a few other places (from a paper clip).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,800
Sold for: $5,750
Including buyer's premium
1. HaTochen, HaTochenet ve Avnei HaReihaim [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Benzion Raskin. Illustrated by Eliezer Lissitzky. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, 1922.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
15, [1] pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Detached leaves. Foxing to inner margins of the booklet leaves (from the staples fastening the booklet originally) and a few additional stains. The booklet cover is detached and torn in the spine (the front and back covers are almost completely detached from each other). Light stains to cover.
2-12. Eleven trial prints of illustrations for "The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones"; numbered in the bottom right corner.
Leaves in different sizes, approx. 9.5X12.5 cm to 11X18 cm (one leaf is 4X7 cm; cut around the print). Good overall condition. Creases. Small tears to margins of some of the leaves. Stains, mostly to trial print of the title page illustration.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
15, [1] pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Detached leaves. Foxing to inner margins of the booklet leaves (from the staples fastening the booklet originally) and a few additional stains. The booklet cover is detached and torn in the spine (the front and back covers are almost completely detached from each other). Light stains to cover.
2-12. Eleven trial prints of illustrations for "The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones"; numbered in the bottom right corner.
Leaves in different sizes, approx. 9.5X12.5 cm to 11X18 cm (one leaf is 4X7 cm; cut around the print). Good overall condition. Creases. Small tears to margins of some of the leaves. Stains, mostly to trial print of the title page illustration.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
HaTochen, HaTochenet ve Avnei HaReihaim [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Benzion Raskin. Illustrated by Eliezer Lissitzky. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, 1922.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. Printed sheet (folded and uncut).
43X71 cm sheet, folded, on which the booklet's fifteen pages are printed (without the cover). Good condition. Some foxing (mostly to margins and fold lines).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. Printed sheet (folded and uncut).
43X71 cm sheet, folded, on which the booklet's fifteen pages are printed (without the cover). Good condition. Some foxing (mostly to margins and fold lines).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Category
Uriel Kahana Collection
Catalogue