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Lot : 1
An unusually large and beautiful menorah, measuring over a half-meter tall. The menorah is styled after the original vessel in…
Lot : 2
A fully-marked silver Chanukah menorah. The quality mark 13 appears within a square, along with an assayer’s mark in a…
Lot : 3
Berlin silver Menorah, circa 1800
Small silver back-plate menorah, cast, repoussé, and stamped with city hallmark and maker’s mark. Description: The backplate of the…
Lot : 4
Special silver Menorah. Frankfurt, 18 th century
A classic piece for its location and era, this beautiful silver backplate menorah is embossed, pierced and chased with lions…
Lot : 5
700-year-old Menorah!
Ancient 14th Century Chanukah Menorah, Provence.
This Chanukah menorah has survived hundreds of years of Jewish history, trials and triumphs, symbolizing the menorah's message of the…
Lot : 6
Bezalel Artistic Menorah. Jerusalem, Circa 1925
A rare silver Bezalel menorah, stamped with its insignia and quality mark of 935. Description: The backplate depicts an embossed…
Lot : 7
This silver tray, presumably crafted to be used for mishloach manos, is marked with a crown and crescent, the number…
Lot : 8
Hand-painted printed parchment scroll of Megillas Esther with copperplate engravings. This megillah, crafted in the early 18th century, is part…
Lot : 9
Fascinating Color Illustrations on Parchment!
Megillas Esther, printed and then beautifully illustrated on parchment. Each illustration is a work of art and is enhanced with…
Lot : 10
Extra-large, magnificent silver megillah case. Bezalel, Jerusalem, circa 1925.
An impressive rare item by ‘Bezalel’, remarkable for both its beauty and size. Large and splendid silver megillah case, boasting…
Lot : 11
Octagonal beautiful silver megillah case in classic Iraqi style dated 1797. This is very early for a megillah from Iraq.…
Lot : 12
One-of-a-kind Matzah redler for women. Europe, 18th century
A Striking, Rare Antique! Description: A high-quality bronze matzah perforator featuring remarkable workmanship. The tool boasts an intricately styled handle,…
Lot : 13
Engraved Matzah Redler. 19th century or earlier.
Description: A heavy, high-quality matzah dough perforator with an unusual pistol-shaped handle and finger hole to facilitate use. A brass…
Lot : 14
Illuminated Amsterdam Haggadah, 1712
Haggadah with Illustrations and map of Eretz Yisrael
Spectacular Haggadah with striking copperplate illustrations and a detailed map of the borders of Eretz Yisrael. This is one of…
Lot : 15
Constantinople – Kushta – Reish – 1506
Passover Haggadah with Commentary by Abarbanel.
Passover Haggadah with Commentary by Abarbanel. First Edition. Constantinople, 1506 Haggadah with commentary by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. It is one…
Lot : 16
Engraved large Pewter Seder plate crafted by Leib Segal. 1773
Magnificently-engraved large pewter seder plate. Custom made for a bride and a groom in 1773. Description: Etched with beautiful letters…
Lot : 17
Illustrated Haggadah on parchment. Bohemia, Circa 1750
Over 50 color illustrations
Haggadah shel Pesach inscribed on parchment and illustrated with over 50 breathtaking drawings, initials and ornamental designs, all hand-drawn by…
Lot : 18
Spectacular Pewter bowl wedding gift.
Gifted to Chaim Appel and his bride Sarah Dreyfus 1780
Gifted to Chaim Appel and his bride Sarah Dreyfus 1780
Exceptional quality engraved pewter bowl gifted to Chaim Appel and his bride Sarah Dreyfus in honor of their marriage. The…
Lot : 19
Magnificent illustrated Kesubah on parchment. Venice, 1737
Large parchment kesubah with an arched top richly decorated with colorful illustrations and monumental inscriptions that fill every available space.…
Lot : 20
Extraordinary illustrated Kesubah on parchment. Senigallia, 1751
The kesubah was inscribed in honor of the marriage of the groom Yosef Chizkiya, son of the elder and scholar…
Lot : 21
Spectacular Illustrated Kesubah Adorned with Micrographic Script. Rome, 1803
Ink and color on parchment
The present kesubah is an exceptional work of art on parchment which exhibits the impressive Italian artwork, calligraphy and micrographic…
Lot : 22
Color manuscript on parchment!
Anthology of Yiddish prayers and entreaties for women inscribed and illustrated on parchment for Mrs. Yittel of Königsberg. The title…
Lot : 23
Illustrated manuscript
Order of prayers for women. Italy, early 19th century
A beautifully illustrated prayer-book of entreaties and supplications written especially for women, with instructions in Italian. Every prayer and entreaty…
Lot : 24
Beautiful printing of Torah, Nevi’im and Kesuvim in small, clear format with 17 title pages. This pocket-size Tanach was printed…
Lot : 25
Complete manuscript Yemenite Chumash. Two Volume Set!
Complete Yemenite Taj with Rasag’s Interpretation. Yemen, 18th Century. Two large handwritten volumes of the Taj – the Yemenite Chamishah…
Lot : 26
The Montefiore Codex
Complete Tanach on parchment
Iberian Peninsula, circa 1300
The complete 24 Books of Tanach comprising all of Torah, Nevi’im, Kesuvim and five Scrolls, inscribed in 2 volumes on…
Lot : 27
Italian silver binding. Venice, early 19th century
A repousséd silver binding with splendid engravings, handcrafted in Italy in the early 19th century. Artistic bindings like these reveal…
Lot : 28
Magnificent 17th century Silver Binding. Venice,
Magnificent silver bookbinding, adorning a book of prayers “Volume 1 of Machzor in Roman Jewish rite” printed in Venice, 1626.…
Lot : 29
Impressive Silver belt buckle for Yom Kippur. Presumably Poland, early to mid-19th century
Unmarked, finely-embossed, engraved, and cut belt buckle used on Yom Kippur. The design features two lions flanking a decorated medallion…
Lot : 30
Rare Illustrated Memorbuch manuscript on parchment.
Tefillos and Hazkaras Neshamos for the Chazzan. Germany, 1694
An exquisite manuscript of prayers and blessings for the chazzan and gabbai, enhanced with many interesting drawings related to the…
Lot : 31
Unusual! Netilas Yadayim For Kohanim, 18th or 19th century
Antique shul relic! A large, uniquely styled and engraved pewter basin designated for the Kohanim to wash their hands in…
Lot : 32
Splendid silver Torah pointer. Eastern Europe, 18th century or earlier
This silver Torah pointer is a work of art: cast, pierced, engraved and embossed. Marked with an early Austro-Hungarian customs…
Lot : 33
Exquisite Gold Torah pointer for Sefer Torah
Presumably France, 19th century
Gold pointers for Sifrei Torah are very rare, especially at this large size, 24 cm! A magnificent 14k gold (marked)…
Lot : 34
Silver Torah Crown for Torah Case. North Africa, probably Algeria, 20th century.
A beautiful large silver diadem. Cast and soldered, this diadem consists of eleven panels and two half-panels cast as decorative…
Lot : 35
Grand silver Torah crown. Moscow, 1897.
Description: Large, ornate silver Torah crown, engraved with hallmark combining country, silver quality, year, and assayer's mark, as well as…
Lot : 36
Large Silver Torah Finials. France, 19th Century
Embossed, chased and cast silver ornaments for a Sefer Torah. Fully-marked with artisan’s insignia inside a diamond shape, in the…
Lot : 37
Rare Silver Torah Finials. Presumably Jerusalem, circa Late 19th Century
These striking unmarked Torah finials feature a beautiful and unique design. The style is undoubtedly Afghan, albeit the engraved dedication…
Lot : 38
Large and Impressive Torah Finials. Morocco, Circa 1925
Silver Torah finials, stamped with a Moroccan silver quality mark 800 (see TARDY, p. 301). Cast, engraved and pierced with…
Lot : 39
Rare Work of Art!
Magnificent Shivisi Poster With Extensive Micrography, Ink and Color on Vellum. Europe, 1827
A remarkable artistic “Shivisi” poster adorned with beautiful illustrations and impressive micrography, combining spiritual and Kabbalistic teachings with art to…
Lot : 40
Silver Torah Shield. Poland, 18th Century
A square-shaped Torah shield with an arched top and beadwork border, in charming repousse folk artwork. Centered on top is…
Lot : 41
Small Polish Silver Torah Breastplate. Poland or Prussia, Early 19th Century.
Magnificent silver breastplate with gilded accents. The silver base is embossed, chased and pierced. The center features a large, protruding…
Lot : 42
Spectacular Silver Torah Shield. Poland, circa 1847
“Torah Ark” Remarkable silver Torah shield; hammered, cast, pierced and engraved with images of animals and birds, and an exquisite…
Lot : 43
Incunable!
Nofes Tzufim. Mantua, 1475
One of the very first sefarim printed by the Hebrew press!
Nofes Tzufim by Rabbi Yehuda Masir Leon, one of the illustrious 15th-century Italian sages. This was the first Hebrew book…
Lot : 44
Incunable
Foundational Mussar Sefer
Bechinas Olam with Commentary. Soncino, 1484
Sefer Bechinas Olam by the Rishon Rabbi Yedaya Hapenini, the first edition to be printed with a commentary. This sefer,…
Lot : 45
Collection of 31 Separate Leaves from Rare Incunables Printed in Italy, Portugal and Constantinople
During the incunable period of the Hebrew press between the years 1469-1500, only a total of 150-200 book titles were…
Lot : 46
Bechinas Olam. Ferrara, 1551
Sefer Bechinas Olam by Rabbi Yedaya Hapenini with the commentary of Rabbi Moshe ben Chavviv HaSephardi and Rabbi Yosef Francis.…
Lot : 47
Manuscript with Illustrations.
Rambam’s Commentary on Mishnah Seder Moed in Arabic. Sanaa, Yemen. 20th Century.
Manuscript of the Ramban’s commentary on Mishnah Seder Moed in its original Arabic with a decorated colorful title page. Titles…
Lot : 48
Sefer Ysod Kushta Raish
Midrash Shmuel, First Edition, Constantinople 1517.
A Chazal midrash on the Book of Shmuel - printed for the first time from a manuscript. One of Rare…
Lot : 49
Kushta Reish
Kesser Torah. Constantinople, 1536
Laws of the 613 mitzvos d’Oraysa and 7 mitzvos d’Rabbanan in verse by Rabbi Dovid Vital The sefer contains as…
Lot : 50
One of the first kabbalah Sefarim to be printed!
Maareches HaElokus, First Edition. Ferrara, 1558.
First edition of the primary kabbalistic work Maareches HaElokus, one of the foremost kabbalistic works to be printed. This sefer…
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