Antisemitic porcelain figurine – Jew with a bent back, knife in his belt, his hands in his pockets and a cloak, facing right.
The base stamp N under the crown symbol of A. J. Uffrecht & Co. and serial number 3884.
Very fine condition.
Antisemitic rubber figure, made by Heico, France 1975.
Jew with long nose and stereotypic smile holding a stick, his second arm ends in a furry paw in place of the hand. The head is attached with a metal strip which moves right and left when touched. The company produced several such figurines, and they were marketed in stores in France. After a short time, the authorities demanded they be removed from display windows and that their sale be stopped due to their explicit antisemitic characteristics. After their removal from stores, they are rarely found.
Height: 21 cm.
Very fine condition.
Printed amulet for protection from fire, for a new mother and from all evil matters, angels’ names, incantations, oaths, drawings of angels and kabblistic drawings, by R’ Yosef Eligula. Yisrael Dov Frumkin Press, date chronogram: ‘ברוך את”ה לפ”ק.’ Unknown.
From the printer’s words: ‘You have seen adornment, how beautiful is this tree, its fruits are all wonderful segulahs, functioning and made in the image of the upper merkavah created by the Creator of worlds, some combinations and hidden secrets, see how the walls are surrounded … I decree excommunications … no person may print this tree, whole or in part, without my permission for seven years, the remnant of Israel will not commit injustice, he who heeds me shall be safe. Words of Yosef son of Moshe Eligula, native of Kota, resident of Jerusalem.
Size: 35×50 cm. Very fine condition.
Ink on parchment amulet “for love between a man and his wife” and for “marital harmony.”
Amulet designed to bind the heart of Nissim son of Regina to his wife Ellen daughter of Esther, with the Barchi Nafshi hymn, kabbalistic illustrations, angels’ names (including angels in charge of love). Written at the end: “May it be successful in the merit of Sharabi,” apparently referring to the kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Sharabi (the RaSha”Sh).
70 cm long thin parchment sheet. Slight peeling at the top of the parchment sheet with damage to text.
Two small amulets for protection in designated cases, early 20th century.
* Handwritten amulet in a leather pocket-case – incantations, tables, and angels’ names.
* Handwritten amulet for protection of the fetus in his mother’s womb, for protection from harm, evil spirits and the evil eye. Angels’ names. Placed in a designated circular metal case.
Fine condition.
Silver w edding ring, engraved and drilled, Italy or Germany.
Wedding ring with a model of a two-story house.This type of ring was generally produced by Jewish silversmiths of Spanish origin. The house at the top of the ring symbolizes the building of the new home being established by the couple getting married, or alternatively, the holy Temple. Other rings of this type include the inscription ‘מט’ [“mazal tov”].
For similar examples See The Stieglitz Collection Masterpieces of Jewish Art by Chaya Benjamin, items 221-224.
Fine-very fine condition.
The first paragraph of Shema printed on four columns bound in an especially tiny silver binding. At center there is a “sheet” of silver on which the two paper leaves are pasted.
The front features a star of David and the text, “Prayer Book.” Silver mark, decorations and monogram on back.
1×1.2 cm. Very fine condition.
Pair of filigree silver candlesticks, made by Bezalel Jerusalem, early 20th century.
Both are stamped “Bezalel Jerusalem.”
Height: 10 cm. Fine condition.
Pointer for a Torah scroll, silver. [Apparently not hallmarked.]
25 cm.
Fine-very fine condition, welded at the upper edge of the pointer (at the ring that holds the chain).
Silver pointer for a Torah scroll, filigree work, set with semi-precious stones, with silver chain. Bezalel [?].
Length: 15 cm.
Fine condition. Missing two semi-precious stones.
Silver mezuzah cover, filigree work. Yemen, 19th century.
Length: 12 cm.
Fine condition.
Two tallit atarahs – silver. Eastern Europe [?].
Length: 94 cm, and 70 cm.
Aging stains, undone stitching. Fine condition.
Cloth tallit bag with decorations embroidered in gold threads, Eastern Europe. Start of the 20th century.
Relief embroidery of leaves, flowers and the monogram “N.”
30×35 cm (closed). Very fine condition.
Pewter p late for display, relief of a farmer sowing the ground at center, with the surrounding verse: ‘הזורעים בדמעה ברנה יקצורו’ [Those who sow in sorrow will reap in joy]. Decorations around the verse.
The company’s emblem is engraved on the back. With a slot for hanging.
Diameter: 35 cm. Fine condition.
Plate for Passover matzahs with floral and various patterned decorations , by Yigal Hammir [signed in the glass].
Text from the haggadah on top: “This matzah, which we are eating …” on the bottom: “until we are revealed to them.”
26×26 cm. Very fine condition.
Silver tray [stamped STERLING and numbered 370] made by Poole (England) given as a gift to the minister Abba Eban by the National Board of Pioneer Women, with a dedication engraved in its center. May 1959.
That same year Abba Eban was elected to the first Knesset on behalf of the Mapai party and served as minister without portfolio.
Weight: 435 grams.
22×30 cm. Very fine condition.
Bronze sculpture by noted artist Nachum Gutman (1898-1980), with his signature. Sculpture number four of a series of only seven copies.
Base measures: 21×26 cm., Height 29 cm.
Chachmat Adam . Binat Adam . Klalim and She’arim in hilchot Yoreh Deah by Rabbi Avraham Danzig, author of the Chayei Adam . Vilna, [1815-1816]. First edition. Many handwritten halachic comments from the time that the book was printed.
[2] 89: [1] 52 leaves. About 35 cm. Missing two leaves after the title page in
Chachmat Adam .
The first edition of the noted halachic works from the author of the
Chayei Adam that were later reprinted in many editions. The title page of
Chachmat Adam has an approbation from Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. The author included a short introduction explaining that the book does not need approbations, and that Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin who does not give approbations to new halachic works, did give an approbation to this one. In the title page of
Binat Adam the author notes that he was a
mechutan of the Gr”a of Vilna, but he only quoted him a little bit because in his
Chayei Adam he quoted his words, was
“mipalpel” on them and sometimes even disagreed with them, and he heard that some people were angry about this. Though he was sure that this is the “way of Torah.” he held back from quoting his words. Refer to: Ch. Lieberman,
Ohel Roche”l 1, p. 471-472. Especially rare work.
Dozens [50-60] of lengthy halachic comments in a Rabbinic hand from the time that the book was printed. The author writes that he did not have the
Kreisi U’Pleisi ,
Noda B’Yehuda and more. In the glosses, the writer gives the sources in these books. In addition, there are a number of glosses from a later time.
Old binding. Blemishes to the first leaves. Minimal worming holes. Stains. Moderate condition.
* Pen prepared for the 10th anniversary celebration of the State of Israel, many topical decorations regarding the young State of Israel, including its flag and its emblem.
* Pen made by Hazorfim.
* Pen without hallmark, semi-precious stone on top.
The pens have not been checked to see if they are in working order.
[8] 179 [9] leaves, 32.5 cm. The author’s first printed work. Rabbi Moshe Greenwald was the noted rabbi of Chust and a prominent Hungarian rabbi. The last leaves feature a eulogy for the author by his brother, Rabbi Eliezer Dovid Greenwald of Satmar.
Owner stamps of Moshe Breur of Makova with owner signatures from the same family. A number of scholarly glosses in the hand of Rabbi Gedalya Felder.
Rabbi Gedalya Felder was the rabbi of Toronto. He was the son-in-law of Yissacher Dov Berish Teichner and the author of
She’ilat Yeshurun and
Gilyonei Yeshurun . He published articles in
HaPosek , Tel Aviv, 1940-1954.
Without binding. Fine condition.
66 leaves, 18 cm. With four lengthy, handwritten glosses. The glosses were cropped by the binder but remain understandable.
Title page dedication in an early hand (see Hebrew text). Owner signatures. Bookplate of Yaakov David HaKohen [Kagan].
Simple binding. Minimal aging stains. Minimal worming holes in the blank margins. Title cropped by the binder. Tape reinforcements. Fine condition.
Gorgeous “HaMelech” scroll of Esther [the tops of the columns start with the word “HaMelech”]. Illustrations in watercolor on gevil. There are two large color pictures a t the beginning of the megillah and at its end . Along the length of the megillah, there are seven pictures in multitone water colors; t here are pictures of the Western Wall, Rachel’s tomb and various events in the megillah, a mong others . Current work.
21 lines, 3 sheets, height 24 cm.
Velish script, ink on gevil parchment. Nice, orderly script. (The megillah was proofread by computer and found to be kosher).
Excellent condition, new megillah.
[3], 82, [1], 25 leaves, 34 cm. Three sections with three title pages. Like some other copies, this copy has only one leaf of approbations.
Two scholarly glosses in an old hand.
Simple binding. Worming holes on the first 10 leaves. Aging stains. Fine condition.
Chanukah menorah with lion-shaped vessels, copy of a menorah which was made in Germany in the 19th century. Israel, 20th Century.
Eight arches on the base of the wall with a pair of lions on top holding the Decalogue and a Torah crown atop. An oil jug is on the upper right, and a vessel for the shamash is on the left. The vessels are shaped like kneeling lions with narrow pipes for the wicks. There are also kneeling lions on either side of the line of vessels.
Late casting work per the 19th-century German model.
Length: 33 cm. Height: 29 cm. Very fine condition. Residue of lamp-oil.