Auction Details: This year’s sale of Important Judaica
features an outstanding selection of rare medieval Hebrew manuscripts
and printed books. Highlights include a magnificently Illuminated
Medieval Hebrew Bible from Spain (3,500,0000–5,000,000 USD), a newly
discovered 13th-century micrographic Hebrew Bible from France
(400,000–600,000 USD) and a previously unknown copy of the first edition
of the German-Rite Daily Prayer Book accompanied by a unicum Haggadah,
printed in Venice, 1519–20 (250,000–350,000 USD). In addition, this sale
will include splendid textiles and a fine selection of ritual silver
and metalwork, most notably a group of rare 18th-century silver book
bindings, including examples from Rome, Venice, Hamburg and Altona, from
the estate of Jack Lunzer, Custodian of the Valmadonna Trust Library.
The paintings section is distinguished by a magnificent oil of Moses on Mount Sinai
by Jean-Léon Gérôme (100,000–150,000 USD) and three works by Arthur
Szyk, currently the subject of an important exhibition at the New York
Historical Society.
SALE TOTAL
3,395,251USD
Important Judaica
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January 01, 2018
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