Bidspirit auctions | Taj Art Auction Feb 7, 2022

Taj Art, Feb 7, 2022. 200 lots, estimates 400 - 80000 $.

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Lots in this catalog (200)

• Lot 1: Sefer HaIttur. Venice 1608. First Edition. Signature and Glosses of Rabbi Yosef Khalfon Attiah of Damascus. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 2: Sefer HaChinuch by Rabbi Ahron son of Yosef HaLevi of Barcelona. Venice 1600. — $600 - $800
• Lot 3: Torat HaBayit HaAroch by the Rashba. Venice 1608. First Edition. — $800 - $1,000
• Lot 4: Siddur from Amsterdam 1726. Incredible Copy in Original Binding with Clasps. — $1,200 - $1,600
• Lot 5: Rare Prayer Book for the Entire Year Including Psalms with Radak and Ma’amadot. Amsterdam 1797. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 6: Prayer Book Not Listed in Bibliographic Records. Amsterdam 1770. Original Parchment Binding. — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 7: Tikkun Shabbat Prayer Book. Magnificent Copy in Original Box. Amsterdam 1828. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 8: Sefer HaTikunim. Tikunei HaZohar. Belgrade 1851. Magnificent, Splendid Copy. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 9: Toldot Yitzchak by Rabbi Yitzchak son of Rabbi Yosef Caro. Mantua. 1558. — $1,250 - $1,750
• Lot 10: Sefer MaHaril by Rabbi Yaakov son of Moshe HaLevi Moelin. Cremona 1558. With signatures. — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 11: Sefer Chizkuni by Rabbi Chizkiya b. Manoach. Cremona 1559. Signatures and glosses of Rabbi Chaim Volterra. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 12: Sefer Yesod: Tiferet Yisrael by the MaHaral of Prague. Venice 1599. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 13: Torat Moshe by Rabbi Moshe Alshich. Venice 1601. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 14: Talmud Bavli Tractate Kiddushin. Cracow 1604. Signature, Glosses and Important Corrections. — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 15: Tractate Bava Metzia with Rashi, Tosafot and Rabbenu Asher. Cracow 1603. Signature of Rabbi Jacob Israel Carmi. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 16: Knesset HaGedola Orach Chaim. First Edition. Livorno 1658. Copy Differs from Listed Editions. Signature. — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 17: Shayarei Knesset HaGedola by Rabbi Chaim Benveniste – Chief Rabbi of Izmir. Izmir 1671. — $500 - $800
• Lot 18: Mateh Dan - Second Kuzari. Exceptional copy. London 1714. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 19: Unusual Variant Edition. Chamisha Chumshei Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Amsterdam 1700. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 20: Midrash Tanchuma. Prague 1612. Unidentified signatures. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 21: Sefer Or Ammim, R' Ovadia Sforno. First Edition. Bologna 1537. Impressive and beautiful copy. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 22: Beurim. Supercommentary to Rashi on the Torah by R' Yisrael Isserlein - author of the 'Trumat HaDeshen'. First edition. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 23: Special Copy: Tehilim and Seder Ma'amadot. Venice 1753 and 1748. With 12 Manuscript Pages. — $1,800 - $2,500
• Lot 24: Book of Psalms with Antique Shviti Amulet on Parchment, and Yiddish translation. Amsterdam 1724. — $1,800 - $2,200
• Lot 25: Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Leiden 1610. Small pocket edition. — $600 - $800
• Lot 26: Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Berlin 1710-11. Pocket edition. — $600 - $800
• Lot 27: Pocket edition set. Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Haftarot and the Five Megillot. Venice 1755. — $600 - $800
• Lot 28: The Famous Venice Haggadah. With many woodcut illustrations, and the commentary 'Tzli Aish'. Hebrew and Yiddish. — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 29: Passover Haggadah with a Map of Eretz Israel and Numerous Engraved Illustrations. London 1806. — $3,000 - $4,000
• Lot 30: Responsa of Rabbi Joseph Colon (The Maharik). First Edition. Venice 1519. One of the Leading Books of Responsa. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 31: Responsa of Binyamin Ze’ev. Venice 1539. Signatures and dedications on title page. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 32: The First Book Composed after the Talmud: She'iltot DeRav Achai Gaon. One of the first books of Halacha. Venice 1546. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 33: Sefer Midrash Shmuel. Venice 1579. Sefer Yesod to Masechet Avot. First Edition. Signatures and glosses. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 34: Sefer Ha-Shorashim by R. David Kimchi. Constantinople 1513. — $10,000 - $13,000
• Lot 35: Chazut Kasheah. Sabbioneta 1552. First edition. Authored by the 'Ba'al Ha-Akedah'. Philosophical work by R' Yitzchak b. — $800 - $1,000
• Lot 36: Book of Halachic Rulings and Letters by Rabbi Yisrael Isserlin. Venice 1546. Signature and Glosses. — $600 - $750
• Lot 37: Sefer Agur by Rabbi Yaakov son of Yehuda Landau. Venice 1547. — $750 - $850
• Lot 38: Mevakesh Hashem, R' Shmuel b. Yaakov Chagiz. Single edition. Venice 1596. — $600 - $800
• Lot 39: Devar Shmuel by Rabbi Shmuel Chagiz. Venice 1596. — $500 - $750
• Lot 40: Sefer HaLevush by Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe. Complete Set. Venice 1620. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 41: Kabbalah Book Chemdat Yamim for the Entire Year. Venice 1763. Impressive Set. Signature and Glosses. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 42: Sefer Yesod: Responsa of the Rashba. First edition. Bologna, 1539. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 43: Sefer Kabbalah. Hadrat Kodesh "Adam Sichli". Tiengen 1560. The First Hebrew Book Printed in Tiengen [Waldshut, — $7,000 - $10,000
• Lot 44: Lev Ahron by R' Ahron Ibn Chaim of Fez. Venice 1609. Signed Ish Ger. — $600 - $800
• Lot 45: Nachalat Tzvi, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch HaKohen. First edition. Proofed by the Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Zechut. Venice 1661. — $400 - $600
• Lot 46: Korban Aharon. Commentary by R' Aharon ibn Chaim on the Sifra. Venice 1609-11. — $500 - $700
• Lot 47: Lot: Two Books w/ Dedications and Authors’ Autographs. in Fantastic Condition — $600 - $800
• Lot 48: Arba’ah Ve’esrim – Rare Edition of Tanach in Hebrew. Venice 1547. — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 49: Sefer Zera Shimshon – Segula Book for Meriting Children and a Good Livelihood. Mantua 1778. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 50: Mekor Chayim. Mantua 1559. Super-Commentary to Ibn Ezra on the Chumash. — $700 - $900
• Lot 51: Responsa of the MaHarik – Rabbi Joseph Colon. Cremona 1557. Signatures and Stamps. — $1,000 - $1,200
• Lot 52: ‘Seder HaTamid’, a Rare and Unique Prayer Book According to the Four Communities’ Customs. Avignon 1767. — $600 - $800
• Lot 53: Levush HaButz vehaArgaman. Prague 1623. — $700 - $900
• Lot 54: Kabbalah: Early Sefirot Illustrations. Pardes Rimonim. Cracow 1592. One of the Most Significant Kabbalistic Books. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 55: Sefer Chasidim. Crakow 5341 [1581]. An Incredible and Complete Copy. — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 56: Chochmat Shlomo. First edition. Crakow 5342 [1582]. Copy of R. Meshulam Zalman Halberstam. Many important glosses. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 57: Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Dubna 1820. Outstanding and Magnificent Copy. First edition of Sha'arei Tshuva. — $3,000 - $4,000
• Lot 58: Sefer HaYesod LeMinhagei HaGra Featuring a hand-writted letter signed by R’ Yissachar Ber ben HaGaon HaRav Tanchum and — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 59: ‘Tzurat HaAretz Ligvuloteha’ – the Gra’s Interpretation (The Map of the Holy Land and its Borders). Shklov 1802. — $600 - $800
• Lot 60: Torat Kohanim. Aderet Eliyahu. Kopust 1818. Approbation by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin — $600 - $800
• Lot 61: Sefer Givat Pinchas. Maggid of Plotsk. First Edition. Vilna, 1808. — $600 - $800
• Lot 62: Chukei HaElokim. Amsterdam 1841. — $600 - $800
• Lot 63: Handwritten Important Glosses and Additions on the Prayer Book ‘Derech HaChaim’ – Minhagei HaGra. Vienna 1860. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 64: Exclusive Copy! First Edition of Igeret HaGra. ‘Alim LeTrufa’. Vilna 1800. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 65: A Small and Rare Set of Chumashim in Original Bindings. Dyhernfurth 1785. — $1,200 - $1,500
• Lot 66: The COVID 19 Dispute: 'Aleh Terufa', Responsa of Rabbi Avraham Nanzig. London 1785. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 67: Lot: Two Rare Books Printed in Berlin. — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 68: Talmud Bavli. Printed by R' Moshe Shapira. Slavita 1818. Several Glosses. — $500 - $700
• Lot 69: Babylonian Talmud. 9 Tractates from Seder Kodashim. Amsterdam, 1647. An impressive and special copy. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 70: Talmud Bavli Tractates Sotah, Nazir and Nedarim. Rabbi Moshe Shapira Print. Slavita 1818. — $500 - $700
• Lot 71: Talmud Bavli. Tractates Nazir, Nedarim and Sotah. Basel 1580. Original, Antique Binding. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 72: A Singular Complete Copy. Machzor for the Entire Year According to the Custom of Bohemia, Poland and Germany. — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 73: Shnei Luchot HaBrit. (SHeLaH). First Edition. Amsterdam 1648-1649. Magnificent and impressive. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 74: An Incredible Segulah. The Holy Shelah Prayer Book. First Edition. Amsterdam 1717. A complete and magnificent copy — $60,000 - $80,000
• Lot 75: Kehillot Moshe. Complete and Superb Set! Amsterdam 1724-1728. Signatures. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 76: Et Ketz, R' Yitzchak Cantarini. Single edition, w/ Additional Unknown Leaf. Amsterdam 1710. — $600 - $800
• Lot 77: Givat Shaul. Eulogy for the R' Shaul HaLevi, Av Bet Din of The Hague. Amsterdam 1786. Authored by R’ Yitzchak Turkheim. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 78: Tfila Na’ah veYeshara with Summary of Halachic laws by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman London. Amsterdam 1737. — $600 - $800
• Lot 79: Five Books of the Torah. Amsterdam 1701. Original, Attractive Binding. — $500 - $750
• Lot 80: ‘Arba’ah Ve’esrim’ with the Minchat Shai Commentary. Mantua 1742-4. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 81: Book of Hoshea, Trei Asar, Paris 1556. With Targum and commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Rabbi David Kimchi. — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 82: Goral Habra: Esrim VeArba – Chamisha Chumshei Torah. Amsterdam, 1701. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 83: Machzor for the High Holy Days with Selichot. Amsterdam 1716. Excellent Condition. — $500 - $750
• Lot 84: Chessed LeAvraham. Prayer Book According to the Ari by Rabbi Avraham Tubiana. Mantua 1783. Impressive copy — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 85: Ma’aseh Tuvia. First Edition. A Foremost Jewish Book of Medicine. Featuring a Portrait Engraving of the Author. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 86: Sir Moses Montefiore, z"l's Personal Copy of the Zohar. — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 87: Yalkut Shimoni Second Volume by Rabbi Shimon of Frankfurt. Cracow 1595. — $1,200 - $1,500
• Lot 88: Lot: Two Rare Books printed in Amsterdam in Splendid Condition. — $400 - $500
• Lot 89: Lot: Two Amsterdam Books Bound in One Volume. Magnificent, Antique Leather Binding. Includes beautiful gold embossing. — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 90: Sefer HaTashbetz by Rabbi Shimshon ben Tzemach Duran. Amsterdam 1738. First Edition. — $500 - $750
• Lot 91: Set of Chumashim Tikkun Sofrim in Original Bindings. Paris 1809. — $500 - $750
• Lot 92: Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim with Latin Translations. Amsterdam 1660. Fascinating Copy! — $600 - $800
• Lot 93: Responsa of the Chacham Zvi. First edition. Amsterdam 1712. Magnificent copy with clasps. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 94: 'Chacham Tzvi' - Antique Portrait. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 95: Exquisite 17th C Hand-Colored Ketubah, signed by The First Appointed Rabbi on the American Continent, — $25,000 - $35,000
• Lot 96: Monumental Decorated Ketubah on Parchment. Gibraltar 1875. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 97: Large Parchment Sheet in the Style of a Shviti, made in Memory of Rabbi Ichye Lachdar, the Miracle Worker. — $1,400 - $1,600
• Lot 98: Exquisite Silver-Gilt Amulet. Rome early 18th C. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 99: A Rare Lot: Three Afghani Amulets Made for the Same Woman. Afghanistan, 19th C — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 100: A Miniature Megillat Esther on a Bamboo Roller, Contained in a Silver Case. India, 20th C. — $1,800 - $2,000
• Lot 101: An Early and Beautiful Hand-written Esther Scroll. Italy, late 15th C. — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 102: Silver and Silver-Gilt Esther Scroll Case. Sofia, Bulgaria (?), 19th C. — $3,000 - $4,000
• Lot 103: Modern Art: Art Deco Hanukkah Lamp. Silver-plated. 20th C. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 104: Modern Art: Art Nouveau Hanukkah Lamp, Silver-plated. 20th C. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 105: Modern Art: "Chai" by Azriel (Zelig) Segal. Israel 20th C. — $1,600
• Lot 106: Modern Art: Silver Candlesticks by Kurt J. Matzdorf (1922-2008). — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 107: Modern Art: Kiddush Cup by Ludwig Wolpert. Jerusalem 1940's. — $800 - $1,000
• Lot 108: Modern Art: Copper Candlesticks by Ludwig Wolpert. Jerusalem 1940's. — $500 - $700
• Lot 109: An Aluminum Hanukkah Lamp by Azriel (Zelig) Segal. Israel 20th C. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 110: Modern Art: Silver Hanukkah Lamp, Hand-crafted by David Heinz Gumbel. Jerusalem, 1940's-1950's. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 111: Very Early and Important Bezalel Work. Silver Kiddush Cup with Precious Stones. Jerusalem ca. 1910. — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 112: Large Brass Wall Sconce for Shabbat. Holland, ca. 1750. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 113: Rare and Unusual Candlesticks. China, late 19th C. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 114: Exceptional and Stunning Chinese Torah Case made of Silver, Gilt-Silver, and Enamel. — $80,000 - $120,000
• Lot 115: Silver Torah Shield, partially gilt. Germany early 18th C. Marked. — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 116: Silver Spice Tower. Hanau, Germany 19th C. — $2,800 - $3,200
• Lot 117: Large Silver Challah Tray. Germany, ca. 1900. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 118: Silver Plate for Kiddush and Havdalah. Nuremberg [Germany] 19th C. 'Gut Woch und Gut Yahr' — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 119: Elijah's Cup from the Renowned Firm of Lazarus Posen. Frankfurt a.M. ca. 1900. — $600 - $800
• Lot 120: Silver Hanukkah Lamp by the Firm of Lazarus Posen. Frankfurt a.M. ca. 1910. — $7,000 - $9,000
• Lot 121: Silver Hanukkah Lamp by the Firm of Lazarus Posen. Frankfurt a.M., ca. 1900. — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 122: Tall Silver Torah Finials. Galicia, 19th C. — $3,500 - $4,500
• Lot 123: A Rare and Special Torah Shield. Silver and silver gilt. Moravia, 1810. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 124: Pair of Silver Torah Finials. Europe or America, 1853. — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 125: Silver Hanukkah Lamp. Vienna 1858. — $3,000 - $4,000
• Lot 126: An Original Bronze Chanukkah Lamp. Greece, 19th C. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 127: Large Kiddush Goblet, Firm of Lazarus Posen. Frankfurt a.M. ca. 1900. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 128: Silver Kiddush Goblet. The Holy Jewish Community of the Hague [Holland] 1877. — $700 - $900
• Lot 129: A Striking Pair of Rare and Unusual Silver Torah Finials. Turkey, 19th C. — $12,000 - $15,000
• Lot 130: Silver Torah Shield from the Chevra Kadisha of Blomberg. Blomberg, Germany, early 19th C. — $6,000 - $8,000
• Lot 131: "The Rothschilds of Aden". Set of Rare and unique Torah Finials, with an important Hebrew Dedication. Aden, — $8,000 - $10,000
• Lot 132: Antique Bronze Hanukkah Lamp, with Candleholders for Shabbat. Eastern Europe, 18th-19th C. — $600 - $800
• Lot 133: A Rare and Elegant Pair of Silver Torah Finials from the Furman Collection. With Enamelwork. Morocco, early 20th C. — $4,500 - $5,500
• Lot 134: A Pair of Miniature Silver Torah Finials. Turkey 19th C. — $600 - $800
• Lot 135: An Antique Swiss Pocket Watch with Hebrew Letters. Made by Tavannes Co., owned by the Jewish business Adrien Schwob. — $600 - $800
• Lot 136: Gold Pocket Watch of Zionist Leader Nachum Sokolow. Lodz 1923. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 137: Albert Einstein. A Historical, Profound and Moving Letter, Penned in the Midst of the Devastating Holocaust, 1939. — $30,000 - $40,000
• Lot 138: "Map" of Holy Sites. Painting on Glass. Jerusalem early 20th C. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 139: Conversation between Friends. Yehudo Epstein. Signed and Dated 1893. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 140: The Famous Altneushul in Prague. Frans Wilhelm Odelmark (1849-1937). Signed 1883. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 141: Abel Pann. Biblical Heroine. Pastel on Paper. Signed. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 142: A Jew in Prayer. Alois Heinrich Priechenfried (Vienna 1867-1953). — $2,500 - $3,500
• Lot 143: Paul Jakob Müller (1894-1982). Jews at a Checkpoint. Switzerland 1942-3. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 144: Lazar Krestin (1868-1938). A Jew in Prayer. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 145: Moshe Castel (1909-1991). Signed and Numbered Lithograph. — $500 - $700
• Lot 146: Panoramic View of Jerusalem, Delft or Paris, 1700 or 1714. Cornelius de Bruyn, engraved by Henrik van Krooneveld. — $700 - $900
• Lot 147: Aleph Bet. Levin Kipnis and Ze’ev Raban. Berlin 1923. Emotive Dedication by ‘Bezalel’ Artist Jacob Kantrowitz. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 148: Souvenir Print of the Ancient Jewish Cemetery in Prague and its Environs. Rare Lithograph. Prague [1862] — $600 - $800
• Lot 149: Danish Jewish Art: 2 Works on Paper in the Art Deco Style by a Danish Jewish Artist from Copenhagen, 20th C. — $500 - $700
• Lot 150: Ceramic Plate and Tzedakah Box in honor of the inauguration of a new building for the Jewish hospital in Amsterdam – — $1,200 - $1,500