Auction No. 087
Old books, manuscripts, Judaica items, numismatics, coins
February 25, 2015
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Opening $ 800
Estimate $ 1,000 - $ 1,300
Silver mezuzah case, apparently not hallmarked. Poland, 19th century.
14x5 cm. Formed like a decorated silver plate, with a rectangular box topped by a removable cover for inserting the mezuzah parchment. The upper section of the case features a decorated opening through which the parchment can be seen.
"Rings" for attaching the mezuzah to the doorpost on top and bottom, (missing one ring). Fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 800
Estimate $ 1,000 - $ 1,200
Spice box, shaped like a citron, for hanging in the sukka. 2 sections. Hallmarked silver. Filigree work. Second half of the 19th century.
10 cm. high: 4 cm. diameter: 60 grams.
Shaped like an etrog (citron) with "pitim" , with filigree decorations and beads. The upper section is movable, and has a large ring at its head, with a chain for hanging it in the sukka (apparently not original).
Two tiny losses to the filigree. Light dents. Fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 650
Estimate $ 800 - $ 1,000
Chanuka Menorah. Hallmarked silver. Germany, Nurnberg, end of the 19th century.
19 cm. high; 19 cm. wide; diameter of base 9 cm.; 0.3 kg.
Rounded base with floral designs. Eight thin, rounded branches. With eight holders for wax candles and a shamash. Matching shamash, apparently not original.
Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 2,500
Estimate $ 3,000 - $ 3,500
Silver Etrog (citron) case. Two sections. Nurnberg, 1800-1820.
14 cm. high; 12.5 cm. wide; 170 grams.
Oval case made of nice, delicate hammer work. Decorative leaves and fruits on the base and under the rim. Removable cover, also decorated. Designed in the "Biedermeier style" popular in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. Very fine – excellent condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 500
Estimate $ 600 - $ 800
Torah Scroll pointer. Silver, hallmarked. North Africa, beginning of the 20th century.
30 cm. long. Fist with one pointing finger and a wide, flat sleeve decorated and engraved למנוחנת משה מולחו נ"ע ת"'. Designed rod with a decorative hanging ring at its top, attached with a hinge.
Small, solitary corrosion marks. Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 300
Estimate $ 400 - $ 500
Havdala spice tower. Hallmarked silver. Hungary, c. 1900.
17 cm. high; diameter of the base – 6 cm.; 68 grams.
Rounded tower, smooth base, the 'walls' of the spice holder made of impressive, delicate filigree. Rounded, movable 'roof' with a nice flag at its head.
Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 900
Estimate $ 1,200 - $ 1,400
Large Chanuka menorah and candelabra. Silver. Israel, c. 1950s.
63 cm. high; 38 cm. wide; 1.45 kg.
Rounded base, the body of the menorah features decorative flowers and fruits. 8 designed stems that turn on a hinge – to form a candelabra, and a ninth stem for the shamash. 2 lions at the top of the menorah. Nice pitcher for oil. Erased hallmark.
Fine-very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 600
Estimate $ 800 - $ 900
Three-stemmed, silver candelabra for Shabbat. In art deco style. Hallmarked. Beginning of the 20th century.
24 cm. high; 22 cm. wide; 0.44 kg.
Square decorated base, with the engraving לכבוד שבת קודש. Unique geometrically shaped stems, with square holders for wax candles. Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 150
Estimate $ 200 - $ 250
2 small silver candlesticks, for travel. A gift from the Kollel from the Rebbetzin of Satmar. United States. 6 cm. diameter.
Designed like a round saucer with an indentation for a wax candle. With nice decorations and the engraving כולל אנדענקונג פין סאטמארער רביצין. This apparently refers to Rebbetzin Alta Feiga, the wife of Rabbi Yoel of Satmar.
The candlesticks connect to each other to form a box. Light dent, Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 1,000
Estimate $ 1,300 - $ 1,500
Silver Shabbat candlestick – with four stems. Hallmarked. Vienna, c. 1900.
29 cm. high; diameter of the base, 14 cm.; 1.03 kg.
Wide, flower-shaped base. Rounded, smooth body. The upper section is nicely designed – with four thin stems, with holders and rounded saucers. Topped by a Magen David. Very fine condition.
Category
Silver Objects
Opening $ 1,800
Estimate $ 2,200 - $ 2,500
Set of two silver circumcision goblets: 'kos shel beracha' and 'kos shel metzitza'. Hallmarked. Poland, end of the 19th century.
8.7 cm. tall. 8 cm. diameter. Together they weigh 0.35 kg.
Smooth rounded goblets with a doubled rim. Exceptional engraving work done by a high-quality artisan, nice decorations of leaves and fruits and the Hebrew engravings: כוס של ברכה and כוס של מציצה. Hallmarked 12. Apparently from the Polish Jewish community at the end of the 19th century.
Very fine condition.
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Silver Objects Lot 272
Kiddush Goblet. Kitov, Ukraine – Hometown of the Brother-in-Law of the Besh"t. Ukraine, 1816
Opening $ 2,400
Estimate $ 2,700 - $ 3,000
Kiddush goblet from the synagogue in Kitov, Ukraine [Kuty]. Hallmarked. 1816.
6.8 cm. high; 5.7 diameter; about 60 grams.
Rounded goblet, with geometric engravings, and the text הכוס שייך לבה"כ – שערי שלמה ק"ק כיטב שנת ה'תקע"ו. Primitive engraving work. Hallmarked at its bottom.
Kitov was the hometown of Rabbi Gershon, brother-in-law of the Baal Shem Tov.
Two small holes, moderate condition.
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Silver Objects