Bidspirit auctions | Kedem Auction Oct 31, 2023

Kedem, Oct 31, 2023. 93 lots, estimates 3000 - 40000 $.

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Lots in this catalog (93)

• Lot 1: Large Decorated Ketubah – Izmir, 1882 – Pallache and Valensi Families — $10,000 - $12,000
• Lot 2: Decorated Ketubah, Diyarbakır – Turkish Kurdistan, 1929 — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 3: Large, — $30,000 - $40,000
• Lot 4: Large Illuminated Ketubah with a Hamsa and Crescent Cutouts – Beirut, Erev Pesach 1877 – Zaituni Family — $10,000 - $12,000
• Lot 5: Decorated Ketubah Recording the Marriage of Rabbi Avraham Philosoph – Jerusalem, 1879 — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 6: Colorful Illuminated Ketubah with Horseshoe Arch – Meknes, Morocco, 1855 – HaLevi Abenyuli and Ben Hassin Families — $12,000 - $16,000
• Lot 7: Parchment Ketubah – Arches, Flowers and Birds – Tétouan, Morocco, 1852 – The Bibas and Cazes Families — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 8: Illuminated Parchment Ketubah – Gibraltar, 1833 — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 9: Decorated Ketubah – Yazd, Iran, 1800 – One of the Earliest Known Ketubot from Yazd — $10,000 - $12,000
• Lot 10: Large, Early, Colorful Ketubah – Golpayegan, Iran, 1838 — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 11: Elaborate Illuminated Ketubah – Cochin, — $30,000 - $35,000
• Lot 12: Rare Illuminated Parchment Ketubah – The Karaite Community in Troki, Lithuania, 1750 — $25,000 - $35,000
• Lot 13: Large, Illuminated Ketubah – The Karaite Community in Çufut Qale – The Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, 1796 — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 14: Handwritten Wedding Poem – Marriage of Cousins from the Recanati Family – Livorno, — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 15: Manuscript – Pri Etz Chaim, Kavanot for the Festivals – Alternate Redaction – Eastern Europe, — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 16: Manuscript – Otzrot Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, and Other Selections – Ilanot Illustrations – Eastern Europe, — $4,000 - $8,000
• Lot 17: Manuscript, Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital – Eretz Israel, 18th Century – Glosses — $4,000 - $8,000
• Lot 18: Manuscript – Works of Practical Kabbalah – Including Methodology and Selections for Wonder Healers – Eastern Europe, — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 19: Manuscript – Amulets and Segulot – Fine Kabbalistic Illustrations – Eastern Europe, 19th Century — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 20: Manuscript, Sefer HaShemot, Practical Kabbalah, with Additions – Europe, 19th Century — $3,000 - $6,000
• Lot 21: Manuscript, Sefer HaShemot on Practical Kabbalah – Mogador, Morocco, 1856 – Kabbalistic Illustrations, Ilanot Sefirot — $4,000 - $8,000
• Lot 22: Manuscript – Piyyutim – Algeria, 17th/18th Century — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 23: Manuscript of "Agadta De-Pascha" by the Maharitz – Author's Autograph Copy – Mahadura Kama of the Work – Yemen, ca. — $6,000 - $9,000
• Lot 24: Illuminated Manuscript – Mincha and Arvit of Shabbat, with Piyyutim – Baghdad, 1885 — $5,000 - $10,000
• Lot 25: Illuminated Manuscript – Mincha and Arvit for Weekdays and Shabbat, Songs, Kiddush and Havdalah, — $5,000 - $10,000
• Lot 26: Colorful, Ornamented Manuscript – Piyyutim and Songs – Kurdistan, 19th Century — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 27: Decorated Manuscript, Works in Aramaic and Judeo-Persian – Kurdistan, 1860 — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 28: Sermon by Paulus Weidner – Vienna, 1562 / "The Complete Jewish Faith" by Antonius Margaritha – Frankfurt am Main, — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 29: Johannes Reuchlin – "Rudiments of Hebrew" – Pforzheim, 1506 / "On the Art of Kabbalah" – Haguenau, — $4,000 - $5,000
• Lot 30: Official Document – Spanish Inquisition on the American Continent, Mexico City, — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 31: Miniature Prayer Book with Calendar in Spanish – Amsterdam, 1681 – Splendid Silver-Ornamented Binding — $7,000 - $9,000
• Lot 32: Siddur, Pentateuch, and Calendar in Spanish – Amsterdam, 1691-92 – Splendid Silver-Ornamented Binding — $4,000 - $5,000
• Lot 33: Printed Aleph-Bet Chart – Venice, 1728 – Rare Chart — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 34: Printed and Illustrated Aleph-Bet Chart – Frankfurt am Main, ca. 1730 – Rare Chart — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 35: Printed and Illustrated Aleph-Bet Chart – Germany, 18th Century – Only Known Extant Copy — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 36: Printed Wall Calendar for 5355 – Mantua, 1594 – Only Known Extant Copy — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 37: Single Leaf – After-Blessing Over Wine and Mezonot Foods – Hand-Colored Engraving, — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 38: Set of Printed Sukkah Plaques – Livorno, 18th Century — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 39: Plaque, Handwritten and Illuminated – Sukkah Decoration – Germany, 18th Century — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 40: Diorama of Sukkot Holiday Meal – Three-Dimensional "Paper Theater" Following an Engraving by Picart – Augsburg, — $12,000 - $16,000
• Lot 41: Pair of Sukkah Papercuts – Eruv Tavshilin and Ushpizin – Europe, Mid-19th Century — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 42: Mizrach – Elaborate Victorian Papercut, By Shalom son of Chaim Halevi Horowitz – England, — $30,000 - $50,000
• Lot 43: Decorated Kabbalistic Shiviti Plaque on Parchment – Letter Combinations, Kavanot and LaMenatze'ach Menorah – Budapest, — $7,000 - $9,000
• Lot 44: “Mizrach” Wall Plaque in Alsatian Style, with Remarkable Illustrations – by an Artist from Strasbourg – Germany, 1820 — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 45: "Menorah" – Shiviti Plaque Decorated with Arabesques – LaMenatze'ach Menorah Resting on a Bird – Morocco, — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 46: "Menorah" – Illuminated Shiviti Plaque in Green and Red – Morocco, 19th Century — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 47: Micrographic Shiviti Plaque on Parchment – Iran, 1870 – Verses from the Book of Daniel, — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 48: Temple Site – Mizrach Plaque on Glass, — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 49: High-Quality Work of Embroidery from Jerusalem – Leviathan of the End of Time and the Western Wall – Jerusalem, 1928 — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 50: Work of Folk Art Embroidery – “Mizrach”, “Shiviti”, — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 51: Tenu Shirah Plaque with Piyyut for Purim, LaMenatze'ach Menorahs and Ana BeKoach – Kurdistan, — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 52: Colorfully Embroidered Sabbath Tablecloth – Iranian Kurdistan, 1875 — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 53: Exceptionally Large Jewish-Persian Amuletic Cloth for Protection of Mother and Newborn – Iran — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 54: Printed Cloth for Passover Eve, with Kabbalistic Motifs – Bombay, ca. — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 55: Men’s Leather Pouch with Silver-Wire Embroidery – Algeria-Morocco, Early 20th Century – Avraham Choukroun — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 56: Tallit Bag and Tefillin Bag – Elegant Matching Set, Bar Mitzvah Gift – Tangier, Morocco — $15,000 - $18,000
• Lot 57: Opulent Women’s Head Covering – Sana’a, Yemen — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 58: “Tallit Katan”, Colorfully Embroidered with Inscriptions Intended to Bestow Protection – Ottoman Empire — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 59: “Shaddayot” – An Assemblage of Silver Dedicatory Plaques – Ornament from the Kahal Kadosh Hadash Synagogue of the — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 60: Embroidered Cloth from the Synagogue of the Karaite Community of Gözleve – Crimean Peninsula, 1823 — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 61: Wimpel Decorated with Haute Couture Embroidery Interwoven with Metal Thread and Sequins – Germany, 1835 — $18,000 - $25,000
• Lot 62: American Wimpel Bearing Dozens of Illustrations and Inscriptions – Created by the “Mohel” Reuben Eschwege of Würzburg — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 63: Hanukkah Lamp made from a Cap Plate belonging to a Prussian Grenadier Infantryman – Germany, 18th Century — $18,000 - $20,000
• Lot 64: Two-Tiered Hanukkah Lamp – Alsace, 19th Century — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 65: Hanukkah Lamp – Tunisia, 18th Century – Early, — $25,000 - $30,000
• Lot 66: Esther Scroll in an Elegant Silver Case – Chester, England, 1853 — $25,000 - $35,000
• Lot 67: Esther Scroll in an Elaborate Silver Case – Vienna, Mid-19th Century — $12,000 - $18,000
• Lot 68: Esther Scroll on Vellum – Cologne, 1843 – Decorative Frames by David Levi Elkan — $15,000 - $18,000
• Lot 69: Esther Scroll with Decorated Letters, Colorful Illustrations and Unique Wooden Case – Morocco, 18th Century — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 70: Elijah’s Cup – Magnificent Silver Goblet from the Estate of Rebbe Yitzchok Wertheim of Bender / Rebbe Yitzchok of — $40,000 - $50,000
• Lot 71: Octagonal Kiddush Cup for Sabbath and Holidays – Augsburg, Germany, 1745 — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 72: “Counting of the Omer” – Handwritten Scroll – Illustrations of Animals, Micrography, — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 73: Illuminated Parchment Book of Haftarot – Europe, 18th Century — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 74: Small Torah Scroll – Germany, 18th Century / Pair of Silver-coated Torah Scroll Handles – Frankfurt am Main, ca. — $25,000 - $35,000
• Lot 75: Small, Early Torah Shield – Vienna, 1705 / Dedicatory Inscription from Silesia, Dated 1763 — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 76: Torah Shield – Rashkov, Podolia, on the Moldovan-Ukrainian Border, 1821 — $40,000 - $50,000
• Lot 77: Silver Torah Shield with the Inscription “Shiviti HaShem Li-negdi Tamid” – Galicia-Poland, — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 78: Large Pair of Torah Finials – Belgrade, Serbia, — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 79: Pair of Torah Finials – The Far East – China or India — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 80: Torah Pointer – Shanghai, China — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 81: Pair of Torah Finials – Morocco, 19th Century — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 82: Hanging Memorial Lamp for the Synagogue – Morocco – Dedication in Memory of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 83: Pair of Decorated Silver Tefillin Boxes – Memel, Prussia, 19th century — $15,000 - $20,000
• Lot 84: Silver Amulet Case – Italy, 18th Century — $10,000 - $15,000
• Lot 85: Ornate Silver Book Binding – Ottoman Empire, 1818 – Biti and Reuven Families — $20,000 - $25,000
• Lot 86: Jewelry Box Decorated in High-Quality Damascene Craftsmanship and Paneled with Cedar Wood – Syria, — $12,000 - $18,000
• Lot 87: Decorated Porcelain Plate, Product of Dagoty et Honoré – “Polish Jews” – Paris, Early 19th Century — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 88: Decorated Porcelain Plate, Product of Dagoty et Honoré – “Jewess from Turkey” – Paris, Early 19th Century — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 89: Set of Slaughterer’s Knives in Unique, Decorated Wooden Boxes – Memel, Lithuania, Early 20th Century — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 90: Hugo Steiner-Prag – Der Golem, Proof Copy, 1916 – Illustration Not Included in Printed Edition — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 91: Passover Haggadah – Jacob Steinhardt – First Edition, Berlin, 1921 – Twenty Woodcuts Signed by the Artist — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 92: The Szyk Haggadah – Illustrated Haggadah on Parchment by Arthur Szyk – London, 1940 — $20,000 - $30,000
• Lot 93: Passover Haggadah – Ben Shahn – Paris-London, 1966 – Limited Edition of Twenty Copies with Additional Folder of Prints — $5,000 - $7,000