LOT 101: ‘Shulchan Aruch Admor HaZaken’ of Rabbi Shneur Zalman. With Responsa by the Rabbi of Liadi zt”l. Stamp of Rabbi Yisrael Zusman Dvoretz, Student of the Rogochover. A book on Jewish law authored by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chassidut. He was known by the monikers ‘The ...
LOT 102: Manuscript ‘Meshivat Nefesh’ authored by Great Sage and Kabbalist, Rabbi Yaakov Tzemach. It was Owned by The Rabbi Rashab and later by The Rabbi Rayatz. With a Special Letter Appended to it. This is an outstanding and unique historic piece, that was passed down through generations of prominent ...
LOT 103: A Rare Prayer Book on Parchment. Manuscript. Schottland, Gdańsk District, Poland, 1730. Prayer Book written in square Ashkenazi script on parchment. Fills 20 folios, (40 complete pages). Features a most beautiful handwriting, with small, most tasteful decorations. This prayer book was owned ...
LOT 104: Manuscript. Original and Impressive Mohel’s Manuscript. Italy, 19th Century. Original, Leather Binding and Casing. Unique and beautiful manuscript with colorfully decorated title page. The manuscript is comprised of 73 pages, written for a Jewish Mohel. The primary part of the manuscript ...
LOT 105: Lichtenstein Manuscript: Maimonides ‘Moreh Nevukhim’. Copied by Isaac ben Joseph. Provence, 1335-6. One of the Earliest Dated Manuscripts of “Moreh Nevukhim” in the World! This exceedingly rare, medieval manuscript of ‘Moreh Nevukhim’, is written in elegant, scribal script on parchment ...
LOT 106: Historical Document. Earliest Known Document Dating Back to the Time of the Jewish Karaite Community Settlement in Jerusalem. Jerusalem – Cairo, 1300-1350. A significant and ancient archived leaf, pertaining to the history of Jerusalem’s Jewish settlement during the first half of the 14th ...
LOT 107: Amulet “VaYehi Binso’a”. Most Unique and Rare. Penned in the Holy Handwriting of the Saintly, Holy Kabbalist, The Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Eliyashiv, "Ba'al HaLeshem”. A Segula for Protection. Rabbi Shlomo Eliyashiv was one of the most prominent Kabbalists at the end of the 19th-early 20th century. ...
LOT 108: Cantors Machzor: A Medieval Manuscript from Germany, 1290-1330. Copied by the scribe Shneur son of Yoel Sofer. . One of the few surviving Ashkenazic Cantors Machzorim from the 13th-14th C.A handsome codex of 126 expertly written pages (63 leaves) containing the primary prayers for Rosh ...
LOT 109: A Luxurious Hand-Embroidered Torah Mantle. Alsace 1880. A stunning Torah mantle made of deep purple velvet, hand-embroidered with gold threads, and enhanced with gemstones. The upper section of the Torah mantle shows a monumental gold crown executed in densely sewn gold threads and set with ...
LOT 110: Silver and Silver Gilt Torah Shield. Poland 18th Century. . An impressive Torah Shield, almost fully gilded, exhibiting excellent craftsmanship and design. The shield's surface is adorned with birds, animal heads, and lush plant and decorative motifs, finely executed with hammering and repousse ...
LOT 111: Silver Torah Shield. Poland 1750. . A small and precious silver Torah shield, handmade by a Polish silversmith and carrying a rabbinic attribution inscription from 1750. The shield's rectangular shape, with semi-circular top, was inspired by earlier Torah shields from the 17th century. The ...
LOT 112: Miniature Esther Scroll on Parchment, Housed in an Iraqi Silver Case. Ottoman Empire 19th Century. A miniature Esther scroll only 5 cm high, written in a beautiful Sephardic script, on light and very thin parchment. The scroll is housed in an ornate, 8-faceted silver case decorated with ...
LOT 113: Miniature Esther Scroll in a Silver Case. Eretz Israel 20th Century. A handsome silver Esther scroll case that holds a 7 cm Megillat Esther. This minature Esther scroll is of the "Megilat HaMelekh" type ('King's Scroll') and is hand-written on parchment. It is housed in a classic 20th-century ...
LOT 114: A Rare and Unusual Viennese Enamel Mezuzah. Vienna ca. 1900. In the second half of the 19th century, Vienna became an important center of painted enamel, alongside Limoges in France. It was home to important workshops in which well-known artisans such as Bahm and Werzerdorfer worked created ...
LOT 115: Elegant French Art Nouveau Hanukkah Lamp from the Famous Workshop Christofle. A rare Hanukkah lamp in Art Nouveau style, marked by the famous French workshop - 'Christofle'. An Elegant, refined and unusual work of an important and prestigious firm. The menorah evokes a sense of movement and ...
LOT 116: Silver Art Deco Hanukkah Lamp. Austro-Hungary, early 20th Century. A silver Hanukkah lamp, designed and exceuted by a talented goldsmith influenced by the visual motifs of the 'Art Deco' style. The lamp's base is formed by a rounded oblong silver plate that rests on 4 spherical feet. Its row of ...
LOT 117: Modern Art: Judaica Set Created by the Prominent Artist, Ezriel (Zelig) Segal. Israel. 20th Century. A unique ‘Judaica Set’ comprised of Shabbat candlesticks, a Hannukah Lamp and Havdalah Set, created all together as one unit. This piece is fashioned from heavy metal. It is a most outstanding ...
LOT 118: Modern Art: ‘Shabbat Candlesticks’ created by Bezalel Artist, Ezriel (Zelig) Segal. Israel, 20th Century. . This piece is fashioned from aluminum that has been processed by machine-anodizing the natural metal. It is a most creative and talented piece of work, designed and created by prominent ...
LOT 119: Classic and Elegant Pair of Shabbat Candlesticks. Vienna 1859. A pair of antique silver candlesticks for Shabbat, beautifully hand-made. The candlesticks display a high-quality and classic combination of 'guilloche' and hammering techniques, exceuted by a fine and talented craftsman. They were ...
LOT 120: Rare and Luxurious Polish Torah Pointer. 1827. An exquisite silver Torah pointer, expertly designed and crafted by a Polish silversmith in the first half of the 19th century. The pointer is engraved with the Hebrew date תקפ"ז [1827]. The central outstanding decorative element of this valuable ...
LOT 121: Classic and Beautiful Silver Viennese Hanukkah Lamp. Handmade. Vienna ca. 1900. Marked. An elegant Hanukkah lamp, handcrafted by a Viennse goldsmith, and made entirely of silver. The lamp is very finely designed and executed, with particularly high-quality repousse and hammer work. Its master ...
LOT 122: Miniature Esther Scroll Housed in an Elaborate Silver Case. Poland 19th Century. This elegant Esther scroll case is finely crafted of silver and exhibits high-quality and beautiful silversmithing. It contains is a miniature Esther scroll only 7.5 cm in height. The rounded surface of the case ...
LOT 123: ‘Mayim Acharonim’ Set by the Prestigious Artist David Heinz Gumbel. Germany, ca. 1930. An early and significant handmade Mayim Achronim set, designed and executed by the renowned siversmith David Heinz Gumbel. The set crafted while Gumbel was still residing in Germany - before his Aliyah to ...
LOT 124: Monumental Silver Torah Finials. Austro-Hungary 1850. Marked. An impressive and magnificent pair of Torah finials, considerably wider and taller than the norm, created by an Austro-Hungarian silversmith in 1850. The finials carry a hand-engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription that reads: ...
LOT 125: Monumental Silver Hannukah Lamp by Silversmith Michał Swinarski. Warsaw, Poland, 1857. This Hannukah lamp is a stunning piece of 19th-century Polish crafsmanship. It was created by Polish silversmith Michał Swinarski (active1850-1890) and is dated 1857. Larger than an average Hannukah lamp ...
LOT 126: Rare Eastern-European Bronze Hanukkah Lamp. Early 19th Century. A very special and visually compelling Hanukkah lamp made of bronze, cast in the 19th century. The lamp's backplate is formed by two large griffins holding a round 'shield' topped by a crown. This shield originally provided a ...
LOT 127: Large Silver and Silver Gilt Torah Crown. Vienna ca. 1900. A beautiful crown crafted by a talented Viennese silversmith, created to adorn, honor and beautify the Torah scroll. The crown is designed in an aesthetically pleasing shape reminiscent of a rounded type commonly known from Berlin. It ...
LOT 128: Exquisite Silver Gilt Torah Finials. Amsterdam, ca. 1720. A lovely and delicate pair of Torah finials, hand-crafted by a wonderfully talented Dutch goldsmith of the eighteenth century. The form of the finials is comprised of narrow silver scrolls, reminiscent of branches, on which hand gilt ...
LOT 129: An Early and Important Bronze Hanukkah Lamp. Italy, 17th-18th Century. An very special Italian Hanukkah lamp, made of antique bronze casting, apparently from the 17th or 18th century. The lamp is designed with an ornate backplate showing two large cornucopia filled with flowers. Upon them sit ...
LOT 130: Original Mohel Case with Silver Circumcision Knife. A Most Unusual and Unique Item. Poland, Circa 1750. This highly exceptional, unparalled Mohel set is a unique and emotive piece. More than two hundred and fifty years old, it belonged and was used by a Jewish Mohel in 18th -Century, Poland. ...
LOT 131: A Rare Silver Circumcision Knife. Galicia, Circa 1800. The knife’s silver-gilt handle is covered with beautiful, fine filigree work. The blade is proportional to the knife’s handle, and both are early, authentic pieces. Circumcision knives are a unique and rarely found pieces of Judaica ...
LOT 132: Silver Torah Shield. Poland, 1826. A Torah Shield bearing a Hebrew inscription on it that dates it to the year 1826. This breastplate was crafted in Poland by an expert silversmith, using chasing, hammering and engraving techniques. Eight animal figures adorn the shield: a pair of eagles, a ...
LOT 133: Machzor for the Shalosh Regalim with Jewish-Italian Style Silver Binding, Angelo Giannetti. Rome, 1836. A magnificent hand-made, silver binding. In the center of the two book cover panels, appear the emblem of a Jewish Italian family- Portaleone Rome. The binding was crafted by the artistic ...
LOT 134: Tehillim That Belonged to The Holy Rabbi Yehudah Greenwald of Satmar zt”l! The Tehillim That Bore Witness to His Holy and Fervent Entreaties!. The Book of Tehillim With Ma’amadot, Teitsch translations, as well as the Dubno Maggid’s commentaries and parables. Balaban Printers. Lemberg, 1888. ...
LOT 135: הסידור הקבלי - חסד לאברהם. אזמיר, תקכ''ד [1764]. דפוס ראשון. עם הקדשת רבי אברהם כלפון מטריפולי. נדיר. סידור חסד לאברהם, תפילות חול ושבת וראש חודש, עם פירוש, כוונות, הנהגות ותפילות בדרך הקבלה. על פי כתבי האר"י ז"ל רבי חיים ויטאל ובנו רבי שמואל וספר חמדת ימים. מאת המקובל רבי אברם טובייאנה ...
LOT 136: Sefer HaZohar. Livorno, 1791. Copy Belonging to the ‘Holy Painter’, Rabbi Yehuda Leon Patillon, and the Group of Hidden Tzaddikim. The back endpaper of the book reads: “This Zohar book was given as a gift to Chevrat Lomdei HaZohar From: 1. Hillel Simchon. 2. Yehuda Leon Patillon. 3. Yosef ...
LOT 137: ‘Sefer HaGilgulim’ Belonging to the Kabbalist, Rabbi Moshe Zechut (The Ramaz). Written In the Handwriting of Rabbi Raphael Moreinu, The Ramaz’s Scribe. This is a Copy Rabbi Zechut Studied and Added Handwritten Glosses. . Manuscript of 41 complete pages, comprised of Rabbi Chaim Vital’s ...
LOT 138: A Rare and Unique Eulogy Written Entirely in the Holy Handwriting of the Ben Ish Chai - for David Sassoon. Two unique pages in the Holy handwriting of Maran Rabbenu, author of "Ben Ish Chai", Rabbi Yosef Chaim ben Eliyahu, Rabbi of Baghdad. The text is written on both sides of a large single ...
LOT 139: Leaf with the Holy Handwriting of the Saintly Rabbi Yaakov Abuchazira, The Abir Yaakov. A Unique Vestige of the Miracle Worker, Penned When he was Only 21 Years Old. Tafilalt, 1827. An exceptionally rare and early document, penned in the Abir Yaakov’s saintly handwriting in 1827, when he was ...
LOT 140: Emissary letter to the “Lisondri di la Maya” Community, Regarding Debts Accrued by the Jews of Chevron. With a Request for Financial Support From the Community. Chevron, 1763. Emissary letter to the “Lisondri di la Maya” Community, Regarding Debts Accrued by the Jews of Chevron. With a Request ...
LOT 141: An Interesting Collection of Documents and Manuscripts Related to the Bukhari Community - its Rabbis and Dignitaries. 11 different documents of the Bukhari community, the community's rabbis, leaders, and dignitaries of the community: 1. 2 letters in the handwriting of Rabbi Yosef ben Vanishti ...
LOT 142: Monetary Document of Rabbi Rephael Chaim Yaluz With Signatures of Rabbi Chaim Sutton and Other Rabbis. Monetary document of Rabbi Rephael Chaim Yaluz. With signatures of many prominent Rabbis. Rabbi Rephael Chaim Yaluz was born in Morocco. He was the son-in-law of the Kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov ...
LOT 143: Two Documents From Marrakech and Teveriah with Prominent Signatures. Admission and Forgiveness Document of the town of Marrakech, 1906. Includes signatures of Rabbi Avraham Zrihan and Rabbi Mordechai? Asabouni. Rabbi Avraham Zrihan was Rosh Yeshiva and Dayan in Marrakech, as was his son ...
LOT 144: Halachic Letter by the Saintly “HaMelumad BeNissim”, Rabbi Yehuda ben Attar, Sent to the Beit Din of Tzafro, Fez, 1726. Handwritten and signed letter by Rabbi Yehuda ben Attar (The first), Ra’avad Fez. The letter was sent to the sages of Sefrou, Fez, [1726]. The letter addresses the topic of ...
LOT 145: Intriguing Letter Regarding Inheritance of Land, written entirely in the handwriting of Rabbi Masoud Abuchatzira, son of the Abir Yaakov. Interesting letter regarding inheritance of land, by the holy tzaddik, Rabbi Masoud Abuchatzira, son of the Abir Yaakov, Rabbi Yaakov Abuchtzira. Rabbi ...
LOT 146: Significant Letter to the Rishon LeZion, The Yisah Bracha, Rabbi Shaul Elishur, From the Sages of Tzfat and Teveria. 1897. This letter contains intriguing and significant content, written at the end of the 19th Century. The Rabbis request in their letter that the Rishon LeZion send two Torah ...
LOT 147: Manuscript From The Beit Din in Fez. Morocco. Prominent Signatures of Moroccan Rabbis. Book of Documents from the town Fez, Morocco. 171 Documents. The documents are signed by Fez’s prominent Rabbis including, Rabbis Chaim David Siriro, Yosef HaLevi Ibn Yuli, Rephael Yaakov Ibn Attar ...
LOT 148: Letter of the Pnei Yitzchak, Rabbi Yitzchak Abulafiyah to the Chacham Bashi, the Rishon LeZion, Rabbi Avraham Gagin. Damascus-Jerusalem. 19th Century. An interesting letter requesting to purchase expensive books from the Yeshiva of R' Chaim Avraham Gagin. The letter was dispatched from Damascus ...
LOT 149: Letter Signed by Rabbi Natan ben Chaim Amram, one the greatest 19th Century Sages. The letter deals with the partnership of the Di Button family members. Rabbi Natan ben Chaim Amram, Rabbi and Dayan in 19th Century Teveria, and Rabbi Pinchas HaKohen are the signees. Likely 1828. Rabbi Natan ...
LOT 150: Greetings Letter on the Appointment of the Yisah Bracha to Position of Rishon LeZion. Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Rephael Ashkenazi, elder sage of Italy. Greeting letter dispatched from Ancona to Jerusalem on the occasion of the coronation of the Yisah Bracha, Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elishur as Rishon ...
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