Auction no' 22 - 20.02.2019

Large, handsome crown, decorated with cutting work, hammering, and relief. At the top is a smaller crown, above which is the shape of a flame. At the base are wonderful decorations of grapes and vines. At the bottom is a dedication in memory of “Masouda Masas, from the Masas-Khadouri family.” Diameter of the opening: 16cm. Width: 24cm. Height: 32cm. Weight: 856g. Missing the inner portion for placing the etzei hayyim. Generally good condition.

Hammer work, shape of a gate, lions holding the Tablets, floral decorations, with a small window. In the bottom is a dedication. Weight: 420g. Size 29.5x23cm. Generally good condition.

Filigree work decorations. Height: 20cm. Diameter: 5cm. Weight: 218g. Probably Israel, end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century. Missing a number of bells. Generally good condition

At the top are birds. Decorated with relief work and engraving of plants and flowers. Stamped 925 and the name of the artist, PK. Height: 21cm. Weight: 482g. Missing a number of bells.Generally good condition

At the top is a star—Star of David. Decorated with engravings of plants and more. Height: 25cm. Weight: 326g.Generally good condition

At the top is a star—Star of David. Decorated with engravings and relief work of plants and flowers. Height: 21cm. Weight: 175g. Generally good condition

At the top is a Star of David. Reliefs of flowers, Stars of David, and more. Dedication on one of them “in memory of my sister Mrs. Mazel Levi Meife Harari.” Height: 30cm. Weight: 261g. Generally good condition

Decorated with welding of relifs of Stars of David. Inscription: “Ki MiZion Teitze Torah” and “Dvar Hashem MiYerushalayim.” Stamped 800. Dedication on one of them “by the brothers Daniel and Gavriel Mati in memory of their mother Chana Algera bat Rivka.” Height: 25cm. Weight: 215g. Missing a number of bells. Probably missing a Star of David at the top. Generally good condition

Huge candlesticks, around 50cm tall, made of silver. Shape reminiscent of Italian marble columns, with minimalistic lines and shapes. Each stick has three reliefs of a lion on the body, and three additional lions at the bottom bearing the candlestick. Wonderful work by an artist, Austria, 20th century. Height: 48cm. Diameter: 15cm. Weight: 1236g. Generally good condition.

Europe, Warsaw (stamped and numbered), north Africa and more. Various sizes, generally good condition.

Various shapes: lions, tablets, birds, flowers, leaves, and more. The smallest is 11.5cm high, and the tallest is 21cm. Generally good condition.

Various shapes: lions, tablets, birds, flowers, leaves, and more. The smallest is 11.5cm high, and the tallest is 21cm. Generally good condition.

Decorated in the shape of a sailboat. With legs of lions. Engravings of a star, Zion, and more. Stamped “Artistry in Israel.” Size 14x14x6cm. Generally good condition.

Oil channukiyah, molding work with a figure at the center “Judith holding the head of Haloparnas, minister of the army of Nebuchadnezzar.” Plants and two lions on the sides (backs facing one another). Splits into two pieces with a screwed connection in the back. The upper portion can be hung. 8 sticks for oil, appears there were 2 more on the sides. Width: 18cm. Height: 15cm.

Handwritten on klaf parchment, nice handwriting by two different scribes, with a rare silver cover (wonderful, decorated with embroidery of silver thread, at the top of which is a crown). In the center are the Tablets, date palms, and various decorations. Height of the parchment: 38cm. Height of the writing: 30cm. Includes two silver finials decorated with engravings and hammer work of plants and flowers, height 26.5cm. Weight: 274g. Beginning of the 20th century.

Probably written at the end of the 19th century, the writing is a little faded in some of the book. Tears in a number of places. Size of the parchment: 57cm. Writing: 42cm. Not sold as kosher.

The letter “pey” in the word “pen” of the verse “Pen Yifteh Levavchem” is looped around itself. As well as the verse “Vayehi Ki Hekshe Paro,” as is known, in the tradition of the scribes Rabbi Zvi Hirsch and Rabbi Ephraim, the scribes of the Ba’al Shem Tov, who would write the “pey” that way. Many followed this mystic practice subsequently. The researcher Yehoshua Twersky writes about it in his book BaChatzer HaTzaddik: “Apart from the hidden, what is revealed in the Torah of the Baal Shem Tov, which is visible to the eye of every one looking into it? In looking at it some differences in the shapes of some individual letters … the “pey” is occasionally different from the known and accepted one. In the normal one the end bends inward, from the left. This differentiates the “pey” from the “kaf.” But the bending of the “pey” of the Rav Zvi Sofer is itself sort of its own “pey.” This letter is known as “pe’in” among stam scribes. I saw these also in tefillin of Rabbi Ephraim Sofer, who worked prior to Rav Zvi Sofer by a number of years. Also, the tefillin scrolls of Rav Ephraim Sofer are very important in the world of Chassidut.” Moth mark on one of the letters. | 88x4cm. Nice handwriting. Generally good condition.

Sofer handwriting on parchment, given in a case made with delicate filigree work. At the top of the housing is a crown made of bone. Handle made of a cylinder, defect at the top. Tears and tape on the parchment. Not sold as kosher. | Height of the parchment: 3cm. Writing: 2.5cm. 11 lines per column. Height of the housing: 18cm. Total weight: 83g. Generally ok to good condition.

Nice handwriting. 14 lines per column, height of the parchment: 15.3cm. The housing is made of wood, decorated with carving of the Kotel and the Temple Mount. At the top of the housing is an inscription: “Rav Yaakov Zvi Bruner.” And “Jerusalem.” Max height of the housing: 39cm. Missing the piece for closing. Not sold as kosher. Good condition.

14 lines per column, height of the parchment: 6.5cm. Housing decorated with carving of Zion, City of David, and Rachel’s Tomb. Max size of the housing: 18cm. Missing the bottom and the closure. Generally good condition.

Nice handwriting. 28 lines per column, height of the parchment: 30cm, the writing is 22cm. The housing is made of carved wood, with carving of the Kotel and the Temple Mount. At the top of the housing is an inscription: “Rav Yaakov Zvi Bruner.” And “Jerusalem.” Max height of the housing: 50cm. Missing the upper part of the housing and the closure. Good condition.

8 illustrations, 50 colors, 24 karat gold. Work that took 2 years(!) resulted in the most beautiful megillah ever made. The megillah was written by an expert sofer using the Beit Yosef script—wonderful, accurate Ashkenazi handwriting. Throughout the megillah are illustrations according to Chazal’s stories, designed by the legendary artist and painter Yoel Waxberger. Design of the Megillah: a journey through the palace in Shushan. The wonder. The various rooms. The beautiful pillars, and more. Some of the figures jump out from the frames and create a wonderful 3D effect! Height: 52.2cm. Length: 620cm. 21 lines per column. 8 pieces of parchment. The megillah is kosher and has undergone computer proofing. Also attached is a valuation by a professional appraiser. Rav Yoel Waxberger is from Bnei Brak, and is the man behind the Malchut Waxberger brand. He is part of a Judaica revolution that permeates all sectors of the world. With his ten quick fingers, the smiling Hasid has succeeded in dressing up Judaism with colors and decorations that make every prayer an experience, and every reading a living, vibrant thing. Excellent condition.

8 illustrations, 50 colors, 24 karat gold. Work that took 2 years(!) resulted in the most beautiful megillah ever made. The megillah was written by an expert sofer using the Sefardi script—wonderful, accurate Beit Yosef handwriting. Throughout the megillah are illustrations according to Chazal’s stories, designed by the legendary artist and painter Yoel Waxberger. Design of the Megillah: the gates of the palace in Shushan. A peek into the palace from outside. Some of the figures jump out from the frames and create a wonderful 3D effect! Height: 29.5cm. Length: 60.9cm. 21 lines per column. 8 pieces of parchment. The megillah is kosher and has undergone computer proofing. Also attached is a valuation by a professional appraiser. Rav Yoel Waxberger is from Bnei Brak, and is the man behind the Malchut Waxberger brand. He is part of a Judaica revolution that permeates all sectors of the world. With his ten quick fingers, the smiling Hasid has succeeded in dressing up Judaism with colors and decorations that make every prayer an experience, and every reading a living, vibrant thing. Excellent condition.

The edition is a facsimile of the Hunt manuscript 117 and the Popok 295 manuscript at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and manuscripts 72-73 at the Shushan Library in Letchworth. With an introduction in English by Saliman ben David Shushan, accompanied by a paper in English by S. M. Stern on the subject “Ten Autographs by Rav Moshe ben Maimon, excerpts from medical writings, tshuvot, letters, and medical instructions.” The book was published by Einer Munksgord, Copenhagen 1966. General editor was Refael Edelman. This is volume 3 from three volumes, and includes Nezikin (Part II) and Kedoshim. 40x30cm. Very good condition.

1. “Pop up” Haggadah of the Birds Head Haggadah. “Artistry that brings enjoyment to the adult and amuses the child.” Published by Koren, Jerusalem 1997. Very good condition. 2. Facsimile of the Amsterdam 1737 Haggadah. Handwritten on parchment in print letters. With partial translation into Yiddish. No name and year of printing. Very good condition. 3. Facsimile of the Copenhagen 1739 Haggadah. Written and illustrated by Uri Feivush Segel, a sofer stam in Altona and Hamburg. Nahar publication, Tel Aviv 1986. Very good condition. 4. Facsimile of the Altona Haggadah, Ashkenaz 1738. Written and illustrated by Yosef Ben David of Leifnick. Collection of the Rosenthaliana Library, Amsterdam, Manuscript #382. Published by V. Turnovsky Ltd, Tel Aviv 1987. Very good condition. 5. Facsimile of the Bordeaux Haggadah, written and illustrated by Yitzhak Tzoref 1813. Published by Nahar-Stavit, Tel Aviv 1987. Very good condition. 6. Facsimile of a Pesach Haggadah in a siddur, Mantua 1840. Very good condition. 7. Darmestatt Pesach Haggadah, 1733. Ok to good condition.