Special auction of early Seforim, Rare Kabbalah & Chassidut, Copies of Gedolei Yisroel, Slavita & Zhitomir, Manuscripts & letters, Silver.
Lot #295
An Embroidered Portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger, Circa mid 19th Century
An Embroidered Portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger, Circa mid 19th Century Beautifully embroidered portrait of the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Eger. Vivid colorful embroidery and facial depiction of the Gaon in Fine woolen coat and hat distinctive of that era. Portrait is encased in an antique wooden hand carved foliate designed frame.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #296
Beautiful print given to the politician Ignaz Kuranda. Prauge, 1881.
Beautiful print given to the politician Ignaz Kuranda. Prauge, 1881.
A unique certificate of appreciation. Depicting gravestones in Prague's most famous cemetery, & various scenes on the Chevra Kadisha, men & women.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #297
A Silver and Gilded Snuff Box by IMG
A Silver and Gilded Snuff Box by IMG Gorgeous Gilded snuff box in chest shaped design with a stunning floral and foliate wreath on the top cover and an engraved floral cartouche at center. engraved on all the sides of the container there are further foliate engravings.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #298
A Beautiful Silver Snuff Box by Y. Chaskelson.
A Beautiful Silver Snuff Box by Y. Chaskelson.
Incredibly designed snuffbox as is popular with all Chaskalson's impressive craftsmanship's. Embellished on the cover of this box are two glorious chased rampant lions flanking a crowned cartouche bearing the blessing for the spices in Hebrew framed by foliate designs and and bands. Amethyst colored gemstones are wonderfully placed in the lions eyes on the crown and around the center cartouche.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #299
Amazing Silver Snuff Box, Yetziat Mitzrayim Scene. Austria-Hungary, Circa 1920.
Amazing Silver Snuff Box, Yetziat Mitzrayim Scene. Austria-Hungary, Circa 1920.
The artwork and craftsmanship on this snuff box is breathtaking, the engraving is superb and very realistic and wonderfully detailed.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #300
A Massive Silver Hungarian Tri-Tiered Passover Seder Ke'ara-(Plate)
A Massive Silver Hungarian Tri-Tiered Passover Seder Ke'ara-(Plate) Gorgeously decorated with floral wreaths and encircled by foliate and C-scroll repoussé and chased motifs adorning three outer panels of the main body. Handle latch at front swings open both front panels to reveal three circular stepped trays for the placement of the Matzot eaten during the seder. Main body rests on four oval cartouche and C-scroll shaped legs.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #301
A Rare Brass German Acid-etched Passover Plate by E. Grüne, Augsburg, Circa, 1920
A Rare Brass German Acid-etched Passover Plate by E. Grüne, Augsburg, Circa, 1920 Charming Passover plate is artistically engraved in an acid-etched form of artwork displaying the scene of Moses and the Jewish people standing on the other side of the red sea after the Egyptians had been defeated and swallowed by the sea with their spears poking through the wave crests.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #302
A Hand-Painted Bohemian Porcelain Seder Plate Set
A Hand-Painted Bohemian Porcelain Seder Plate Set Stunning Seder plate set is exquisitely hand painted with grape clusters and vine leaves on the main plate and its matching smaller bowls. Surrounding the rim of the plate all the different parts of the seder are listed separated by decorative foliate scrolling. Each bowl the name of that specific food which is placed into it and eaten during the seder written inside them with similar grape cluster and vine leaf motifs inside and in front of them.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #303
A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995
A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995 Spectacular Kiddush cup for the Passover holiday beautifully embellished with floral and enamel motifs each encircled with fine filigree. Cartouche at front center displays a chased scene of Moses and Aharon his brother in Pharaohs throne room miraculously turning his staff into a snake in front of Pharaoh and his servants. Circular beaded pattern of enamel and filigree border the top and bottom of the cup.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #304
A Large Silver Kiddush Cup, Poland, Circa, 1830
A Large Silver Kiddush Cup, Poland, Circa, 1830 Beautiful repoussé and chased depictions of a rampant lion a prancing deer and an overflowing floral bouquet with foliate backgrounds surround this cup. All three displays are separated by curved banded columns and are capped and resting on upturned C-scrolls and foliage designs.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #305
A Tzefat Silver Mini Kiddush Cup
A Tzefat Silver Mini Kiddush Cup Surrounded with three gorgeously engraved cartouches displaying scenes of holy sites in Israel. One cartouche is engraved with a scene of the Kotel Hama'aravi-the Western Wall, the second is engraved with the Me'arat Hamachpela -the burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs, while the third depicts the scene of Migdal David -the Tower of David.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #306
An Early Silver , Brass and Copper Bezalel Damascene Kiddush Cup
An Early Silver , Brass and Copper Bezalel Damascene Kiddush Cup Artistically crafted with applied silver strips in a weaving pattern bordering the outer body. A stylized menorah is embellished with applied silver and copper on one side encompassed by flowing shells with crane shaped bodies and heads. On the second side there is a harmonious encompassing pattern with the words " What have you done today for your nation" written in Hebrew in applied silver strips. At top and bottom of the weave-like border are wavy pointed foliate designs encircling the cup.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #307
A Very Large Silver Kiddush Cup by Boaz Yemini, Jerusalem Circa 2000
A Very Large Silver Kiddush Cup by Boaz Yemini, Jerusalem Circa 2000 Contemporary styled kiddush cup of circular form with a flaring lip and a sleek curved handle which juts out of the main body and is part of the overall design.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #308
A Silver Shabbat Challah Knife Handle by Friedlander
A Silver Shabbat Challah Knife Handle by Friedlander Triangular columned form with foliate decorations along the handle merging into a beaded pattern flanking the words "Lechavod Shabbat" in Hebrew in the classic Friedlander font and style.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #309
Two German Silver Spice Towers Circa 1900 and later
Two German Silver Spice Towers Circa 1900 and later First Spice tower is fashioned in a hexagonal two tiered castle resting on three ball shaped legs applied to a hexagonal domed base. A latched door styled to look like a wooden door opens at bottom for the placement of the spices . Brick patterns, windows and foliage designs and patterns adorn the tower walls and main structures. Six paneled spire of the tower has chased shingles and windows along with two turrets jutting out at its sides. Topped by a ball shaped sphere and an attached flag finial.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #310
A Silver Italian Besamim Container Circa 2000
A Silver Italian Besamim Container Circa 2000 Modern circular shape with three integral parts: the bottom container, top cover with the word "Besamim" pierced in Hebrew at the top of the container and the gliding mechanism designed to slide in and out for smelling the spices and completing the word "בשמים" in Hebrew at top. Container slides open completely from its sides for the placement of the smelling spices.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #311
A Monumental Silver Filigree Megillah Case.
A Monumental Silver Filigree Megillah Case. Regally fashioned with floral and foliate filigree arrangements on the main body fitted with numerous ruby colored gemstones fitted in crown shaped casings. Three solid bands along the outer body depicted with etched scenes from the megillah with the words "Megillat Esther" written in a repoussé fashion on the center band. At top and bottom of the main body are two circular bands with beaded dome patterns.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #312
A Classic Silver German Torah Pointer, Berlin, Mid 19th Century
A Classic Silver German Torah Pointer, Berlin, Mid 19th Century Elegant pointer has two ball shaped spheres at top and center of the stem which is paneled on one half and spire shaped on the second half. Pointer hand has an inwardly curved ringed finger which is seemingly encapsulated in a glove with a skirted ruffled cuff.
Estimated price
1000$
Special auction of early Seforim, Rare Kabbalah & Chassidut, Copies of Gedolei Yisroel, Slavita & Zhitomir, Manuscripts & letters, Silver.