JUDAIcA, loTS 105-131

Judaica | Lots 105 – 132

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105 A Russian Silver Torah Pointer A. Magat, Vilnius, 1860, Assay Master Alexander Myanovsky the handle applied at hand end with a sleeve and bisected by an openwork foliate knop, the other end engraved with pendants and with conforming knop terminal, applied with blue paste stones at finger and near terminal marked near terminal with maker’s mark, assay master’s mark, town mark and 84, sleeve also marked 84 2 ozt 16 dwt Length 11 1/4 inches $800-1,200 106 An Austrian Silver-Mounted Coral Torah Pointer Early 20th Century the coral shaft carved with leaves between bands of running flowerheads, mounted at one end with a silver hand and cuff with twist borders, with a silvered-metal openwork terminals and silver chain, in a fitted leather case hand and cuff with fineness mark for 1866-1922 Length 4 1/4 inches $400-600 107 A Silver, Steel and Amber-Mounted Torah Pointer Possibly North African, Mid 20th Century the steel shaft tapered cylindrical wrapped with rope-twist, one end mounted with a silver hand, the other with a coral bead marked on hand Length 8 1/8 inches $100-200

108 A Polish Silver Kiddush Cup Krakow, 1847 on an octagonal plinth engraved with wrigglework topped by a domed base engraved with pricked running foliage and rising to a knopped stem, the campana form bowl with fluted lower body and engraved to match base rim marked 12 in a square 3 ozt 17 dwt Height 4 5/8 inches $900-1,200

109 An Israeli Silver Kiddush Cup 20th Century the domed bases chased with clusters of flowers and rising to a baluster stem, the bowl partly lobed and chased with matching flowers and Hebrew inscription against a tooled ground marked on base rim 2 ozt 8 dwt Height 5 inches $150-250

110 An Israeli Hanukkah Lamp and Similar Kiddush Cup 2nd Half 20th Century the lamp on a domed circular base applied with bands of wirework scrolls and flowers, rising to a conforming central stem and eight branches topped by baluster sconces, detachable servant light; the cup of beaker form with flaring rim, the lower body applied with wirework scrolls marked on undersides 9 ozt 5 dwt Heights 12 inches, 2 3/4 inches $400-600

111 An Israeli Silver Ewer Masoret, 20th Century of baluster form chased with foliate cartouches against a matted ground, with stepped shoulders and an elongated neck, leaf-capped scroll handle, removable stopper base rim marked Masoret 925S 20 ozt 5 dwt Height 14 inches $500-700

112 A Damascene Ewer Possibly Syrian, 20th Century of panelled baluster form the body decorated with scholars reading and holding the Torah amongst stylized trees and strapwork arabesques, the scroll handle with a fully modeled eagle at the upper handle terminal Height 13 inches $600-800

113 A Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Probably Italian, 19th Century and Later the openwork arched backplate formed of scrolling acanthus and centered by a crowned mask flanked by dolphins with servant light above, lamps later Length 8 3/4 inches $500-700

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114 A Russian Silver Large Spice Tower Circa 1910 the square base raised on elongated cartouche form feet flanked by leafy sprays, rising to a knopped stem with everted apron chased with running flowers and foliage and square chamber with convex sides, hung with bells, chased with flowers and with scroll borders, topped by four seated lions and central bell, the spire flanked by four eagles and with spherical finial and pennant base and pennant with Kokoshnik marks 13 ozt 14 dwt Height 13 1/4 inches $2,000-4,000 115 A German Silver Spice Tower H. Meyen & Co., Berlin, Late 19th Century on stepped domed base, rising to a tapered cylindrical stem engraved with bands and supporting a rectangular compartment with filigree sides and door, all topped by four pennants and central spire with large pennant marked on base rim Height 7 3/4 inches $500-700 116 Two Silver Spice Towers 20th Century the first on a square base raised on four scrolling foliage bracket supports, decorated throughout with openwork foliate scrolls and acorns, the top with four pennants at corners and central conical tower with large pennant; the second on a circular bases mounted with cabochon amethysts and a fully modeled bird, decorated throughout with whiplash scrolls and hung with four bells the first with maker’s mark M.S.B. and stamped 925, the second marked 800 three times on underside 15 ozt 1 dwt Heights 7 inches, 6 1/4 inches $450-650

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117 A Continental Silver Windmill Spice Tower 19th Century and Later in the form of a windmill on a square base, with a figure of a female in a window and a male near the door, the base engraved “Sjoed Jans 1690 1715” marked on top and underside of base with Cyrillic maker’s mark, also with later Dutch control mark 3 ozt 19 dwt Height 4 1/2 inches $300-500

118 A German Silver Spice Tower Eifort, Berlin, Circa 1870 on a stepped domed base rising to a tapered cylindrical stem supporting a drum form chamber with filigree sides and door, topped by a conical spire chased with panels of foliage and a flying pennant marked on base rim Height 6 7/8 inches $500-700 119 An Austrian Silver Spice Container Vienna, 1826 in the form of a Grecian perfume burner, the central hexagonal urn with flower finial and raised on three supports terminating in paw feet, the triangular base mounted in center with a flowerhead marked on base rim and upper rim Height 4 1/4 inches $400-600 120 A North African Silver Spice Container Early 20th Century of urn form, chased overall with arabesques, flowers and foliage against a matted ground, the cover with detachable gilt metal finial formed as an eagle, together with a small alpaca Esther Scroll and case and a small travelling lamp 13 ozt 11 dwt weighable Height of largest 9 1/2 inches $600-800

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121 A Continental Silver Torah Crown Eastern European, Early 20th Century the base band embossed and pierced with scrolling tooled acanthus and spaced on either side with vacant scalloped oval cartouches, the conforming ribs linked by flowerheads hung with bells below seven scrolled beasts issuing additional bells, the upper crown hung with bells and applied with running foliage and fully modeled flowers, bird finial apparently unmarked 96 ozt 16 dwt Height 19 1/2 inches $4,000-6,000

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122 An American Silver Torah Crown 2nd Half 20th Century in the style of William B. Meyer, the lower band pierced with Hebrew inscription translated “IT IS A TREE OF LIFE TO THEM THAT HOLD FAST TO IT, AND EVERYONE THAT UPHOLDS IT IS HAPPY/ BLESSED”, the scrolled ribs spaced by cast symbols of the twelve tribes and their names within stylized leaves, the top mounted with the Tablets lower band stamped STERLING 63 ozt 4 dwt Height 12 1/4 inches $3,200-5,200

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123 An Israeli Damascene Torah Ark Mid 20th Century rectangular with arched top, the front with steps below two arched doors decorated with baskets of fruit below two Stars of David, surrounded by strapwork, deer and a Hebrew inscription and flanked by two baluster columns, the top with the Tablets flanked by lions and pomegranates, the shaped sides with Hanukah lamps flanked by lions below a swan, interior fitted with removable shelf Height 30 inches $5,000-7,000

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124 An Israeli Silver-Plate Seder Plate Attributed to Bezalel, Mid 20th Century designed by Ze’ev Raban, shaped circular, the border chased with scenes depicting the story of the Nation of Israel in Egypt and their exodus from there, spaced by medallions describing the scenes, the center with five wells and the Mah Nishana song from the Hagaddah Diameter 12 3/4 inches $1,000-2,000

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126 A Silver and Copper Esther Scroll Case Probably Israeli, 20th Century the copper body engraved with running foliage and Hebrew inscriptions and a crown, mounted at ends with silver bands with tooled borders, with parchment scroll $600-800 125 An American Silver Torah Shield 20th Century of cartouche form, the applied border with rococo scrolls spaced by laurel-wrapped columns and with a crown at the top, the center mounted with the Tablets flanked by crowned rampant lions, hung with two bells and an associated vacant cartouche reverse marked STERLING 24 ozt 12 dwt Length overall 14 1/4 inches $1,500-2,500

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127 A Set of Fourteen Silver Plaques after Boris Schatz (1867-1932) 20th Century all cast reliefs, comprising Jeremiah, Havdalah, Requiem, At the Wailing Wall, The Penitent, Midnight Prayer, When will the Miraculous End Come?, Lulav, Herzl, Blowing the Shofar, Grandmother, Rabbis Blessing, The Scribe, One of the People of the Book, all mounted in a rectangular frame Length of largest plaque 3 7/8 inches Frame 20 x 22 inches $1,500-2,500

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128 Burton-Levin Foundation Plaquette: An American Bronze Small Plaque Louis Chatel Rosenthal for Medallic Art Co., NY, 1939 of arched form, the front with the relief of Jeremiah and a weeping angel, the reverse with three hands holding a torch above the inscription “IN THE UNION OF FAITHS WE ARE FORTIFIED TO SERVE MANKIND” front dated 1938, base rim stamped MEDALLIC ART CO.ny BRONZE Height 3 1/2 inches

In Arthur M. Feldman’s article “One Artist’s Response to the Shoah” (Tulsa Jewish Review, 1 April 2007), Feldman discusses the history and iconography of the present lot. The plaque was designed in late 1938 by Baltimore sculptor Louis Rosenthal for the purpose of raising funds for the relief of Jews persecuted in the Holocaust. The three hands holding the torch represent the Jewish, Catholic and Protestant religions, and was inspired by the artist’s German-Christian friend who donated precious metals to be sold for the benefit of the suffering Jews. In 1939, 1000 plaques were struck and subsequently sold by the Burton-Levin Foundation. $100-200 129 An Israeli Silver Mezuzah 20th Century formed of bands of filigree scrolls and applied in front with a Hebrew character, fixed backplate backplate marked in Hebrew and stamped 935 Length 3 5/8 inches $100-200

130 A Silver Mezuzah 20th Century chased with dense flowers, foliage and shellwork, slide-off copper backplate edge and backplate marked with a T in an oval Length 4 inches $100-200

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131 A Turkish Silver Wedding Cap 20th Century with scalloped rim, embossed and chased overall with flowers, foliage and arabesques against a matted ground rim and lower body with Tughra marks and stamped S800 6 ozt 5 dwt Diameter 6 1/4 inches $200-400

132 A Set of Four Turkish Silver Teaspoons Circa 1900 the fiddle handles with rounded down-turned terminals, slightly pointed bowls top of handles with Tughra marks, undersides with assay scrapes 3 ozt 5 dwt Length 6 1/4 inches $200-400

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