Auction of Judaica. Including a large offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books.
Judaica books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) are offered next.
This includes two important letters from the United States regarding Edgardo Mortara (Lot 31); an exceptionally rare E.M. Lilien livre-de-artiste (Lot 150); an impressive 18th-century plate-book featuring the Holy Land (Lot 156); a recently discovered illustrated letter by Arthur Szyk (Lot 199).
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The final portion of the auction includes a wide selection of Jewish Graphic Arts, many formerly in the collection of the late Peter Ehrenthal; and Ceremonial Objects from a distinguished four-generation collection.
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LOT 46:
MOSES, ISAAC.
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Sold for: $150
Start price:
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150
Estimated price :
$300 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875% On the full lot's price and commission
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MOSES, ISAAC.
Moses, as Asst. Adjutant General, signs General Orders (G.O.) No. 4 for mustering the troops of the division. By order of Brigadier General Heintzelman.
Ft. Lyon, Va., 29th October, 1861
Captain Isaac Moses served from Sept. 25, 1861 to July 6, 1864, including on the staff of General Hatch. Most notably, he was a pioneer balloonist (aeronaut) who made historic ascensions observing enemy troop emplacements and movements.
See F. Stansbury Haydon, Military Ballooning During the Early Civil War (2000) p. 371-2.
