Auction 50 Part 1 Special premium auction | Judaica, art, Bezalel, paintings and rare Samaritan manuscript
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Jan 12, 2022
Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak, Israel
Auction No. 50 It will be held on Wednesday the 10th of the Shevat 5782 • 12.01.2022 • At 19:00 Israel time
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LOT 001:
For the first time in an auction! A set of Yemenite outfits for a bride and groom—Yemen, 19/20th century and Israel 1950s-60s. Sold for the first time in an auction, a full set of Yemenite outfits for a bride and groom (two types of hat for the bride!). 1. Kaftan – handsome dress for the ...
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$
7,000
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LOT 002:
Pesach Seder plate illustrated by hand on porcelain, signed. Sarreguemines, France, end of the 19th century. Large and rare. Porcelain seder plate, especially large. Illustrated colorfully by hand: in the center is an illustration of the Exodus from Egypt; around it is a wonderful border of ...
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$
1,800
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LOT 003:
Rare Chanukiya/menorah meant to be hung or to stand, stamped silver. Iraq, beginning 20th century. 8-branched menorah (chanukiya) with rounded holders for candles, casting/welding/screwed-in pieces, original Iraqi work. The uniqueness of this menorah lies in that it can be hung on the wall or ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 004:
Megillat Esther in Ashkenazi script, in side a handsome silver case with gold coating. Europe, 20th century. Megillat Esther, sofer script on parchment, Ashkenazi (Beit Yosef) script. Megillat HaMelech, with illustrations of crowns at the tops of columns. 33 lines per column, height of writing ...
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4,500
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Sold for:
$17,000
LOT 005:
Especially rare: huge rimonim (finials) for a sefer torah. Silver. Uncommon style. Alsace, France. Beginning of the 20th century. Handsome pair of rimonim for a sefer torah, uncommonly large. Original work. Interesting silver work: Many leaves are decorated with hammer/engraving/cutting work ...
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10,000
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Sold for:
$1,400
LOT 006:
Unusual design: Expensive silver cup for kiddush with enamel paintings of the “process of making wine”, designed by the artist Ezra Landau—Israel, 20th century. Handsome cup for kiddush, modern design made by casting, embossing, enamelling, engraving and sawing. Sterling silver 925, integrated ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 007:
Set bearing a platter illustrated with the Tribes and a tea set—stamped silver, Mexico 20th century. 1. Large oval platter—in the center is a wonderfully handmade engraving of ancient Jerusalem, with the following sites: the Kotel, the Hurva synagogue, David’s Citadel, the Yemin Moshe Flour Mill ...
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$
4,000
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Sold for:
$850
LOT 008:
Tzedakah box, wood, illustrated by hand. Betzalel Jerusalem. Long tzedakah box made from wood, illustrated by hand with menorahs, Stars of David, and the inscriptions “Zion”, “Tzedakah”. On both sides are inscriptions: “Betzalel”, and “Jerusalem.” 7x11cm. Height: 22cm. Preserved in very good ...
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$
850
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LOT 009:
Silver plaque with rare pieces, original and unique work of Betzalel. Dedication to Meir Weisgal, Jerusalem 1940s. Handsome silver plaque with rare pieces made at the Betzalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem. In the center is a circle embossing depicting a farmer leading a pair of oxen for plowing ...
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8,500
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LOT 010:
Vase created by a shell casing, portrait of Herzl and Rachel’s Tomb. Stamped Betzalel, Jerusalem 1918. Package/vase created from a shell casing gathered from the battlefield of the First World War, made by Betzalel in 1918, with a portrait of Herzl and Rachel’s Tomb (see the Collection of Ellen ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 011:
Pair of silver candlesticks, filigree work, stamped, integrated with marble. Betzalel, Jerusalem, 1920s. Rare, excellent condition. Pair of handsome candlesticks, a powerful integration of silver and marble, with handmade filigree work. The square base is made of silver with filigree work ...
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$
3,800
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Sold for:
$450
LOT 012:
Pair of large and wonderful candlesticks. Stamped silver. Germany, 20th century. Pair of silver candlesticks, very large and wonderful. Work done with a clean, shiny finish, with a delicate engraving: plants and geometric shapes, welding work. Stands on a tall hexagonal base. Each is stamped on ...
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$
450
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$450
LOT 013:
Centerpiece that can be taken apart; stamped silver. Vienna, 20th century. Wonderful centerpiece, work done with a clean and shiny finish, European style, casting/welding/engraving work. Wide base bearing four pillars holding a round bowl with a frame cut into a pattern. The bowl can be taken ...
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$
450
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LOT 014:
Huge, antique bronze relief work of the Beit HaMikdash, gorgeous. Unknown artist. Large bronze plaque with an embossed relief of ancient Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, and the Holy Temple. The relief is made as a picture with the alleys of Jerusalem with its stone houses with stairs and ...
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$
3,500
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LOT 015:
Huge, beautiful bronze statue—“A Chazan in Prayer”—Nicky Imber, signed and numbered. Wonderful bronze statue depicting a synagogue chazan at the lectern, wrapped in a tallis and tefillin, with an open siddur in front of him as he raises his voice. Above him is the inscription: “v’Amru Amen”. ...
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$
5,000
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Sold for:
$1,500
LOT 016:
Impressive bronze statue, “Ahavat HaTorah” (Love of Torah). Nicky Imber, stamped and numbered. Wonderful bronze statue depicting a Jew tightly hugging the Sefer Torah. The statue expresses the Jewish concept of “Ahavat HaTorah”. Signed “Nicky Imber.” On a black wooden base. Total weight: 9.3kg. ...
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$
1,500
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LOT 017:
Marble tile with an engraving of the Kotel. Stamped and framed. A marble tile in Pergamon/peach color, with artistic engraving of the Kotel, the older Kotel area, and people praying. Unique item, 30x30cm. Inside a frame 55.5x55.5cm. Stamped: “asher Shushan” A certificate of authenticity from a ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 018:
Marble tile with an engraving of the city and David’s Citadel. Stamped and framed. A marble tile in Pergamon/peach color, with artistic engraving of buildings and, in the background, the famous David’s Citadel. Unique item, 30x30cm. Inside a frame 55.5x55.5cm. Stamped: “asher Shushan” A ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 019:
Marble tile with an engraving of the Hurva synagogue of Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid. Stamped and framed. A marble tile in Pergamon/peach color, with artistic engraving of the Hurva synagogue of Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid. Depicted and embodied with great precision with the small stones that make up the ...
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$
1,200
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LOT 020:
Ketubah form (blank), colorfully done, sofer script on paper with illustrations. Wonderfully done by hand. 1950s (approx.). A ketubah form written on a piece of paper, the year that appears to be filled in here is five thousand and seven hundred for the creation of the world (early 1940s). ...
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$
500
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LOT 021:
Oil on paper – Ancient Tzfat. Mordechai Levanon, original signature. Oil painting on paper, the small alleyways of Ancient Tzfat, a work created by the artist Mordechai Levanon. Signed. Inside a handsome frame protected by glass, dimensions including frame 72x92cm. A certificate of ...
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$
1,300
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LOT 022:
Ancient Jerusalem in a unique technique—Ben Avraham Nachmani, signed. Illustration of Ancient Jerusalem through its walls, a beautiful work created using a unique technique merging oil and acrylic on a wavy cardboard. Wonderful work with strong colors, the Shomrei choma can be seen at the ...
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$
1,500
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LOT 023:
Symbolist work, oil on fabric, Ancient Jerusalem. Ben Avraham Nachmani, signed. Wonderful illustration, oil on fabric, Ancient Jerusalem, a playful piece with a merry play of colors, sun and moon, day and night in a jumble. Signed “Avraham”, and on the back in English: “The artist Ben Avraham ...
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$
2,000
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LOT 026:
Oil on canvas, original, Doves of Peace—Menashe Kadishman, signed. Original artwork, oil on canvas, a pair of doves for peace/love. From the side rises a pretty cypress tree. Signed on the back by the Israeli artist Moshe Kadishman (Latin script). Not framed: 30x30cm. Very good condition.
Start price:
$
550
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Sold for:
$1,000
LOT 027:
Ephemera from the Shoah: Large, unique collection of paper documents and bills from the Theresienstadt Ghetto and concentration camp. Large collection of ephemera from the Theresienstadt Ghetto and camp organized in an album. Contains bills, postcards, certificates, cards, and documents ...
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$
1,000
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Sold for:
$900
LOT 028:
Haggadah de Hitler – an allegorical work on the rescue of North African Jewry during the Shoah. Rabat 1943. Complete, pretty copy. Haggadah de Hitler, an allegory telling the story of North African Jewry during the Shoah and the miracle which saved them from the Nazis. By Nasim ben Shimon, Rabat ...
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$
300
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Sold for:
$1,500
LOT 029:
Nice letter with the Hebrew signature of Sir Moses Montefiore. To Jerusalem rabbis. London 1869. Letter bearing the logo “Holy Land”, from Sir Moses Montefiore. The letter originally included a check for the benefit of the Jewish community in Jerusalem. The letter is addressed to a variety of ...
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$
1,500
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LOT 030:
Unknown autograph of a Samaritan commentary on the Book of Genesis, in Arabic, in rare condition. Nablus, Samaria, 18th century. Thick volume written in uniform, formal Arabic. Contains an autograph of a Samaritan commentary on the Book of Genesis (an unknown commentary). By Muslam Ibrahim ibn ...
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$
3,000
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