Auction 42
Rare and Important Items
Nov 25, 2014
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 1:
Miniature Siddur – Amsterdam, 1762 – Original Leather Binding with Silver Decorations
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Sold for: $2,800
Start price:
$
1,000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Seder Tefillot for the whole year according to Ashkenazi and Polish custom. Amsterdam, [1762]. Printed by Dr. Hertz Levi and his son-in-law Kashman.
Prayers for festivals, with Perakim (Pirkei Avot), the weekly portions, Shir HaYichud and zemirot, Sefirat Ha'Omer, etc.
Miniature format, with original leather binding, silver corners and clasp (without the hasp). Gilded edges (with adornments). Fabric bookmark.
The owner’s initials and the Jewish year (in numbers) are impressed in gold on the binding. The inscriptions were impressed at two different times. The first: M.v.H. 5563 (1803) and the second: M.G. 5637 (1877). [Apparently, the second inscription was done for the first owner's son or grandson].
240 leaves. 7 cm (binding: 8 cm). Good-very good condition. Spotting. Minor wear. Clasp is missing the hasp.
