Auction 87 Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture - Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
By Kedem
Jul 19, 2022
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.

The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.

The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.

The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.


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LOT 19:

"List of the Austro-Hungarian Subjects in Safed" – Safed, 1885 – Signatures and Stamps of the Heads of the "Austria ...

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"List of the Austro-Hungarian Subjects in Safed" – Safed, 1885 – Signatures and Stamps of the Heads of the "Austria Kollel" and Consular Agent in Safed

Liste der öst. Ung. Unterthanen im Saffed [List of the Austro-Hungarian Subjects in Safed], handwritten notebook (12 written pages). Safed, May 29, 1885. German.


Booklet containing a list of 147 Jewish subjects of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, residents of Safed during the late 19th century. The last page is stamped with an official stamp of the "Austria Kollel" ("Kollel Österreich") in Safed, and bears signatures and stamps (in Hebrew and Latin letters) of three of the heads of the Kollel: "M.[Moshe] Zeiger Charag in Safeth" (1824-1909), representative of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Vizhnitz in the Kollel, grandfather of the artist Yosef Zvi Geiger (1870-1944); Berisch Lüstman, representative of Lviv's Jews in the Kollel; and Jacub Fridfertig, representative of the "Vizhnitz Kollel" in the "Austria Kollel."
Underneath appears an official inked stamp of the Austro-Hungarian consular agency in Safed, alongside the handwritten signature of the consular agent, Josef Miklasiewicz (1825-1907.)
[12] written pages (+ [4] blank pages), 29 cm. Good condition. Vertical fold line. Minor marginal tears. Stains and inscription to blank pages.