Browse auction items
LOT 1:
AN ANTIQUE SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP. Germany, c. 1880. On four decorated feet that supports a rectangular base, also decorated with flowers. The oil holders are in the shape of crown lions. The backplate chased with flowers and a crown. Fitted with a Decalogue with two rampant lions. With original ...
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 2:
ANTIQUE SILVER HAND MADE ETROG BOX. Germany, c. 1900. Oval in form. The base is decorated with swags and acanthus leaf design. The cover is chased with a floral design and engraved FRUIT OF THE HADAR TREE. Hand wrought. Condition: Very good Dimensions: 4.7 x 5.7 in Weight: 217 g
Start price:
$
700
VIEW
LOT 3:
A HAND WROUGHT ANTIQUE ETROG CONTAINER. Probably Germany, c. 1900. Oval form. With interior gilding. Completely hand wrought and hand hammered. Condition: Good Dimensions: 3.2 x 5.5 in Weight: 313 g
Start price:
$
600
VIEW
LOT 4:
A RARE AND IMPORTANT TORAH WIMPLE. Germany, . Exceptionally well embroidered with scenes of Cohanic (Priestly) hands under a crown, Pomegranetes, flowers, a sheep, birds, a tall German sefer torah, a chuppah scene in period garb. Celebrating the birth of Baruch, son of the Mechoneh Shlomo ...
Start price:
$
1,200
VIEW
LOT 5:
A RARE SEPHARDIC CHEVRAH KADISCHA BEAKER. Tea cup form. Engraved in Hebrew BURIAL SOCIETY. BELONGS TO RAFAEL FOR THE SOUL OF HIS ONLY ONE ( A TERM OF ENDEARMENT FOR A FATHER) ISAAC HANANEL ON THE EIGHT OF SIVAN IN THE YEAR 1644. Often, in Muslim countires Jewish religious cups were made in the ...
Start price:
$
900
VIEW
LOT 6:
ANTIQUE MOROCCAN SILVER KIDDUSH BEAKER. c.1900. Engraved in period decor with alternating areas of Middle Eastern designs and blank columns. Engraved in Hebrew. The CUP OF SALVATION. Condition: Good Dimensions: 2.4 x 3.2 in Weight: 76.3 g
Start price:
$
400
VIEW
LOT 7:
AN ANTIQUE SILVER KIDDUSH BEAKER. Poland, c. 1850. In traditional form. Engraved with two regal griffons flanking a cartouche which indicates that the cup is to be used in Honor of the Sabbath. Further engraved with flowers an flowing designs. Near identical cups can be found in A LOST ART; ...
Start price:
$
1,200
VIEW
LOT 8:
AN EARLY SILVER SPICE CONTAINER. Poland, c. 1840. On a sunflowe shaped supporting base with four wire supports that hold up the main spice section. The body is compsed of fine latticework with iconography including birds, scrolling desgns and flowers. Conical steeple and flower finial. ...
Start price:
$
900
VIEW
LOT 9:
AN OCTAGONAL SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET. Germany. On a round domed base that attaches to a baluster shaped stem. Upper portion is hand wrouhg and engraved with the biblical commandments to honor the Sabbath. Condition: Excellent Dimensions: 5.1 in Weight: 145.1 g
Start price:
$
700
VIEW
LOT 10:
A MASSIVE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP ENGRAVED IN HEBREW. Vilnius, 1872. On stylized round base with baluster shaped midsection. The upper portion is engraved with period flowing design and skirted. The base is engraved: THE CUP OF SALVATION IS SHALL RAISE AND IN G-D's NAME I SHALL PROCLAIM Condition: ...
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 11:
AN EARLY LONDON SILVER SPICE URN. London, 1849. Urn form. Presented to Joseph Joseph, by his affectionate brother Simon. A M 5610 (1849). Further engraved in Hebrew: Spices for Havdalah. Hand crafted in the Brittania silver standard. (higher level than sterling). Condition: Very good ...
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 12:
A HAND WROUGHT STERLING SILVER KIDDUSH CUP BY DOVID COHEN. Jerusalem, modern. On a domed base with a decorative stem. Large upper portion with interior gilding. Entirely hand hammered and hand wrought. Condition: Brand new Dimensions: 5 in Weight: 166 g
Start price:
$
1,000
VIEW
LOT 13:
A HAND WROUGHT KIDDUSH BEAKER BY DOVID COHEN. Jerusalem, modern. Beaker form with hand cut overlay with an excerpt from the Sabbath meal hymns. Signed. Condition: Brand new Dimensions: 3.5 in Weight: 111.6 g
Start price:
$
500
VIEW
LOT 14:
A HAND WROUGHT KIDDUSH CUP BY DOVID COHEN. Jerusalem, modern. Beaker form. With lattice work overlay spelling out BORAY PRI HAGAFEN Condition: Brand new Dimensions: 3.7 in Weight: 144.6 g
Start price:
$
600
VIEW
LOT 15:
A SOFA SHAPED SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP. Vienna, Austria, 1842. The body is in the form of a sofa. The backplate hand chased and cut with two lions flanking a decalogue, Scrolls, flowers and a crown. Of exceptional gauge and quality. The spoon shaped oil holders somewhat later. Condition: Good ...
Start price:
$
1,400
VIEW
LOT 16:
EXCEPTIONAL HAND WROUGHT SILVER MENORAH. Vienna, Austria, c. 1890. On a domed base with an outward tapering body that connects to ten S-scrolls of a body. Each terminating with a hand wrought oil holder crafted in the shape of a flower. Condition: Excellent Dimensions: 14.4 x 18.5 in Weight: ...
Start price:
$
3,500
VIEW
LOT 17:
A RARE AND EARLY SILVER WASHING CUP. Poland or Eastern Europe, c. 1840. In traditional form. With two handles that are mounted to an outward tapering cup. Engraved on the base M. B.d.R., most likely the previous owner. Condition: Excellent Dimensions: 3.9 x 5.3 in Weight: 252 g
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 18:
A REMEMBRANCE MICROGRAPHY. Baltimore, 1858. Dedicated to Simone Frank. Executed by D. Davidson. Apparently written by hand on a cut paper card. 4� x 6.5�. Some losses. Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 in
Start price:
$
900
VIEW
LOT 19:
A LARGE FIGURINE OF THREE JEWS IN DISCUSSION. Czechoslovakia, c. 1920. Three orthodox Jewish men sitting in discussion on a park bench. Good condition for age. 10� tall. Marked Made in Czecheslovkia and engraved with a serial number.
Start price:
$
400
VIEW
LOT 20:
A BRONZE SCULPTURE BY ISAACHAR RYBACK. Signed. "THE GOOSE SELLER". Good condition. Signed. Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.5 in
Start price:
$
1,000
VIEW
LOT 21:
A LARGE SILVER SPICE TOWER. Hamburg, c. 1830. On a round base, with a large filigree midsection, decorative arched steeple and original flag. Dimensions: 11 in Weight: 73.7 g
Start price:
$
1,000
VIEW
LOT 22:
A FINE FILIGREE SILVER MEGILLAH CASE. Ukraine, c. 1830. Hand spun fine filigree megillah case overlaying a gilded tubular protective structure. Apparantly the original megillah which is now detached and in poor condition is encased. Dimensions: 7.7 in
Start price:
$
2,000
VIEW
LOT 23:
MACHZOR (Volume II) MINHAG BNAI ROMA. 1626. Printed in Venice by the Bragadini family (Pitrom Alvis and Lorenzo Bragadini. Rebound consists of Tachnunim, part of Rosh Hashanah Mussaf and all of Yom Kippur service. Dr. Saffra collection
Start price:
$
150
VIEW
LOT 24:
YALKUT SHIMONI. Frankfurt-Au-Main, 1687. Medrashim of Chazal on Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim. The title page has illustrations of Moshe and Aron on top of an illustration of David and Goliath
Start price:
$
250
VIEW
LOT 25:
PEIRUSH AL HATORAH. Don Abarbanel. First edition, Venice, 1584. Edited by Rabbi Samuel Archivolti. Printed Juan DiGara. (commentary on the Chumash). Good condition, Later leather binding. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Start price:
$
2,500
VIEW
LOT 26:
A GROUP OF TWO SMALL MISHANYOT. Amsterdam, 1750. Two leatherbound mishnayot. Seder Nashim.
Start price:
$
250
VIEW
LOT 27:
SEFER HAHARKAVA. Venice, 1546. Rabbi Eliyahu Bachur. Printed by Daniel Bomberg
Start price:
$
400
VIEW
LOT 28:
PIRKEI ELIYAHU.Venice, 1546. Rabbi Eliyahu ben Asher HaLevi Ashkenaz. Printed by Daniel Bomberg. Issued at the same time as Sefer Haharkava, sometimes found bound together
Start price:
$
400
VIEW
LOT 29:
MOZNEI LASHON HAKODESH. Venice, 1546. Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra.. First edition. Rebound
Start price:
$
250
VIEW
LOT 30:
ABEL PANN (1883 - 1963). Pencil drawing on paper. Of Abraham and Isaac during the Akeidah. Signed lower left hand side. Accompanied by the original receipt and certificate of authenticity from the Engel Gallery in Jerusalem. Dimensions: 6 x 8 in
Start price:
$
300
VIEW
LOT 31:
MORDECHAI LEVANON (Israel, 1901 - 1968). Oil on canvas of the Safed shule. Signed and dated 1966. Dimensions: 36.5 x 25.5 in
Start price:
$
400
VIEW
LOT 32:
MOSHE CASTEL (Israel, 1901 - 1991) Red basalt and oil on canvas. King David and Batsheva. Accompanied by the original certificate of authenticy from Engel Galleries in Jerusalem. Dimensions: 10 x 14 in
Start price:
$
3,200
VIEW
LOT 33:
MOSHE CASTEL (Israel 1901 - 1991). Oil on canvas. Synagogue interior. c. 1938. Sold Sotheby's New York December 2007, lot 244. Dimensions: 21.2 x 17.7 in
Start price:
$
6,500
VIEW
LOT 34:
MOSHE CASTEL. (Israel 1901 - 1991). Oil on cardboard laid down on canvas. "THE REDHEAD FROM JERUSALEM", C. 1928. With original wax seal ofthe Engel gallery in Jerusalem. Dimensions: 19.7 x 25.6 in
Start price:
$
3,000
VIEW
LOT 35:
A HAND ILLUMINATED AND HAND WRITTEN SHIR HASHIRIM ON KLAF. Finely written in Ksav AriZal. Hand illuminated. Dimensions: 24 x 36 in
Start price:
$
2,500
VIEW
LOT 36:
A HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER WASHING CUP BY PAMPALONI SILVERSMITHS, Firenze, modern. In Pampaloni's Ashur hand chased design. With two handles. Accompanied by it's original box. Dimensions: 8 in Weight: 496 g
Start price:
$
1,800
VIEW
LOT 37:
A RARE AMERICAN STERLING SILVER SNUFF BOX FROM THE CHEVRAH RABBI MIER PARMISHLANER. c. 1910. Engraved in Yiddish with a presentaiton inscription to Chaim Leib Oppenheim from the Society of Rabbi Meyer Parmishlaner. Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.2 in Weight: 86 g
Start price:
$
600
VIEW
LOT 38:
AN IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH POINTER. Poland, 1865. The upper sphere consists of finely threaded silver wire work. The upper portion is solid silver. The lower portion is in a twisted design. Engraved in Hebrew: THIS WAS DONATED BY THE PIOUS RABBI MATISYAHU SON OF THE PIOUS RABBI DAVID KATZ THE ...
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 39:
AN IMPORTANT SILVER AND GARNET ETROG CONTAINER BY YAKOV YEMINI. Jerusalem, c. 1980. On four pole legs. In oval shape. Decorated with applied filigree, wire work, garnets and acid etched scriptural excerpt relating to the Succoth holiday. Signed. 6.5" wide Dimensions: 6.5 in Weight: 394 g
Start price:
$
3,500
VIEW
LOT 40:
A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER. Russia, 1860. Traditional form. With urn shaped upper portion. Composed completely of filigree. Marked 91 (quality of the silver).
Start price:
$
350
VIEW
LOT 41:
AN EARLY ENGLISH STERLING SILVER CUP OF ELIJAH BY WILLIAM ROBERT SMILY. London, 1856. London, 1856. Chased with floral design. Engraved in Hebrew: � THE CUP OF ELIJAH THE PROPHET IN MEMORY OF MOSES ISRAEL, SON OF SHLOMO OF BLESSED MEMORY. Britannia Silver standard. Dimensions: 6.9 in ...
Start price:
$
1,200
VIEW
LOT 42:
A MAGNFICENT STERLING AND JERUSALEM STONE ETROG CONTAINER BY IMG (GIRSHENGORN) JUDAICA SILVERSMITHS. Mounted on a Jerusalem stone base. The main section in the shape of an urn, with a hanging link chain guard. Dimensions: 11 x 8 in
Start price:
$
7,000
VIEW
LOT 43:
A MAGNIFICENT STERLING SILVER, ENAMEL AND LAPIS ETROG AND LULAV CONTAINER BY DEKEL AVIV. Israel, c. Sheer magnficence. On a square platform. With removable lulav holder and etrog container. Fitted with lapis, citrines, peridot and other semi-precious gems. In excellent condition. Condition: ...
Start price:
$
9,000
VIEW
LOT 44:
A GEM ENCRUSTED KIDDUSH CUP AND UNDERPLATE BY DEKEL AVIV. Jerusalem, modern. Decorated with flower pattern, hand cut amethysts, peridots, citrines and garnets. The plate with applied cut out gilded letters from Sabbath song passage. The cup is 3.6� and the plate 6� wide ...
Start price:
$
6,000
VIEW
LOT 45:
A STERLING SILVER PASSOVER CUP BY HENRYK WINOGRAD. New York, 1991. Decorated with scenes of the Exodus and other Passover related designs. Signed. Dimensions: 4 in
Start price:
$
1,800
VIEW
LOT 46:
A STERLING SILVER ROSH HASHANAH CUP BY HENRYK WINOGRAD. New York, 1992. Decorated with scenes from the tashlich ceremony. Dimensions: 3.5 in
Start price:
$
1,200
VIEW
LOT 47:
A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP. Poland, c. 1840. On an octagonal base with a skirted stem and an outwardly tapering wine section. Marked 12 and amakers mark of NS. Dimensions: 5.3 in Weight: 144.7 g
Start price:
$
800
VIEW
LOT 48:
A MONUMENTAL AND EARLY SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET BY THE BEZALEL SCHOOL. Jerusalem, c. 1920. On a round beaded basew that is acid etched design with five layer stem decorated with applied wirework and fitted with green stones. The upper portion highly decorated in acid etched design spelling out ...
Start price:
$
1,500
VIEW
LOT 49:
AN EARLY SILVER 'SHMIROTH' CUP. Poland or Eastern Europe, c. 1840. Engraved with an outwardly facing lion and styilized stag flanking a cartouche which is engraved "Shel Shmiroth". Marked "12". Often, when the rabbinical leader of a community (the Rebbe) has a favorite follower or student, he ...
Start price:
$
5,500
VIEW
LOT 50:
A RARE COWRY SHELL FROM THE TEMPLE MOUNT, 1927. Etched with the Dome of the Rock from the Temple Mount. Engraved in Hebrew; A GIFT TO CHANA AND YAAKOV ABARBANEL FROM KALMAN GOLDMAN FROM THE PLACE OF OUR TEMPLE, 1927. Dimensions: 3.3 in
Start price:
$
300
VIEW