Auction: November 12, 2018
Passover
Kosher Sefer Torah (c. 1910)
$13,000.00
Brand New Sefer Torah
$44,000.00
An Important Parcel Gilt Sabbath Goblet by Heironymus Mittnacht
$15,000.00
A Large Silver Hanukkah Lamp
$12,500.00
An Early Silver Chanukah Lamp
$6,000.00
A Rare and Important Chanukah Lamp
$15,500.00
001. A LARGE SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Estimate $1,800 – 2,200
002. A SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET
Estimate $800 – 1,200
003. A CARVED COWRY SHELL COMMORATING THE 14TH ZIONIST CONGRESS IN VIENNA
Estimate $800 – 1,200
004. A STERLING SILVER SPICE TOWER BY BRITTON, GOULD AND COMPANY
Sold for $593.75
005. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Estimate $600 – 900
006. A LARGE SILVER CEREMONIAL BOWL
Estimate $900 -1,200
007. AN EARLY SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $1,500 – 2,000
008. A LARGE ANTIQUE CHALEF (KOSHER SLAUGHTERING KNIFE)
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
009. AN EXTREMELY LARGE ANTIQUE BAROQUE MENORAH
Sold for $1187.50
010. A SMALL VINTAGE SEFER TORAH
Estimate $1,500 – 2,000
011. A RUBY COLORED PASSOVER BEAKER
Estimate $600 – 900
012. A BLUE GLASS PASSOVER BEAKER
Estimate $600 – 900
013. A GLASS KIDDUSH BEAKER
Estimate $700 – 900
014. AN EARLY SILVER SPICE TOWER
Estimate $700 – 900
015. AN RARE ASHKENAZ BAIS YOSEF MEGILLAH IN THE ORIGINAL WOODEN CASE
Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
016. A PEWTER HANUKKAH LAMP
Estimate $800 – 1,200
017. A LARGE SILVER SPICE CONTAINER BY M
Sold for $1187.50
018. AN EARLY SEDER PLATE
Estimate $900 – 1,200
019. AN EARLY ROSH HASHANAH DISH
Estimate $1,500 – 2,000
020. A GREEN GLAZED SEDER PLATE
Estimate $1,500 – 2,300
021. THREE PAIRS OF MINIATURE TEFILLIN
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
022. A BISQUE BUST OF THEODOR HERZL
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
023. A WOODEN SCULPTURE BUST OF THEODOR HERZL
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
024. A GROUP OF FIVE CIRCULAR SILVER AMULETS
Sold for $750
025. TWO SILVER TABLET FORM AMULETS
Sold for $593.75
026. TWO STYLIZED RECTANGULAR SILVER AMULETS
Sold for $500
027. A GROUP OF EIGHT SILVER AMULETS
Sold for $1187.50
028. A GROUP OF FOUR SILVER SQUARE AMULETS
Sold for $687.50
029. A GROUP OF SEVEN HEART SHAPED AMULETS
Sold for $1187.50
030. A GROUP OF FIVE LARGE CIRCULAR AMULETS
Sold for $1187.50
031. AN EARLY SILVER HAVDALAH DISH
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
032. A JEWISH BOOK SHAPED PIGGY BANK
Sold for $1500
033. A PAIR OF PURE SILVER TORAH FINIALS
Estimate $2,500 – 4,000
034. A RARE PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000
035. A SILVER MENORAH
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
036. A LARGE GLASS WINE BOTTLE IN THE SHAPE OF THE TURIN SYNAGOGUE
Sold for $937.50
037. A SILVER SHMIROTH CUP
Sold for $2000
038. AN IMPORTANT SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
039. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $700 – 900
040. AN ANTI-SEMITIC WALKING CANE
Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
041. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $1,200 – 1,800
042. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Estimate $900 – 1,200
043. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $3,000 – 4,000
044. AN EARLY AND RARE KIDDUSH GOBLET BY THE BEZALEL SCHOOL
Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
045. A VERY LARGE PEWTER SEDER PLATE
Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
046. AN EARLY PARCEL GILT KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $1,500 – 2,000
047. A LARGE SILVER BEAKER BY PAUL SOLANIER
Estimate $1,500 – 2,000
048. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Estimate $2,500 – 3,500
049. AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE SILVER MENORAH
Estimate $5,000 – 8,000
050. A LARGE SYNAGOGUE ARK ORNAMENT
Sold for $2125
051. A RARE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $2,000 – 3,000
052. A PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS BY JOHANN FREIDRICH EHE (1735 – 1808)
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000
053. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER SHMIROT BEAKER
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000
054. A SILVER MEGILLAH CASE WITH THE ORIGINAL MEGILLAH BY THE BEZALEL SCHOOL
Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
055. A VERY EARLY SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Sold for $5000
056. A LARGE SILVER ‘“SAFED” KIDDUSH CUP
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000
057. AN ANTIQUE MINIATURE SEFER TORAH
Estimate $6,000 – 9,000
058. AN ANTIQUE MINIATURE SEFER TORAH
Sold for $6000
059. A SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Sold for $3000
060. A RARE AND EARLY SILVER AMULET
Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
061. A RARE SILVER SHMIROT KIDDUSH CUP
Sold for $8750
062. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT TORAH SHIELD WITH BOYANER CHASSIDIC INTEREST
Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
063. A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT CIGARETTE CASE BELONGING TO RABBI SHMUEL YAAKOV RABINOWITZ
Estimate $2,500 – 3,000
064. A LARGE SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $3,000 – 4,000
065. A LARGE SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000
066. A LARGE SILVER TORAH CROWN BY EMUNATH MIZRACH WORKSHOP
Sold for $4000
067. A RARE AND IMPORTANT GILDED SILVER FILIGREE MEGILLAH CASE WITH ORIGINAL MEGILLAH
Sold for $8750
068. A LARGE WOODEN SCULPTURE OF THEODOR HERZL LEADING MOSES TO THE PROMISED LAND
Estimate $15,000 – 20,000
069. A LARGE AND EARLY ACID ETCHED BRASS PLATE BY BEZALEL
Sold for $2500
070. A RARE AND IMPORTANT COPPER CHARITY CONTAINER
Sold for $3625
071. A RARE AND IMPORTANT TORAH BINDING
Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
072. A LARGE AND MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF SILVER TEFILLIN CASES
Estimate $15,000 – 18,000
073. A MONUMENTAL SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $35,000 – 45,000
074. A PARCEL GILT TORAH SHIELD BY GEORG LUDWIG LANGENHAN, KITZINGEN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Sold for $15,000
075. A RARE AND UNUSUAL SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $25,000 – 30,000
076. A RARE SILVER SABBATH LAMP
Estimate $25,000 – 35,000
077. AN EARLY SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Sold for $6000
078. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH POINTER
Estimate $6,000 – 8,000
079. AN IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
080. A RARE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP OF DUTCH (Oldenzaal) INTEREST
Sold for $3000
081. A MONUMENTAL DECORATED ARTILLERY SHELL CASING BY THE BEZALEL SCHOOL
Estimate $6,000 – 9,000
082. A LARGE SEFER TORAH
Estimate $9,000 – 12,000
083. A LARGE AND MAGNIFICENT TORAH SHIELD
Estimate $25,000 – 35,000
084. A MASSIVE SILVER SPICE TOWER
Estimate $15,000 – 20,000
085. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH SHIELD BY PAOLO RUZZOLI
Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
086. A RARE AND IMPORTANT PAIR OF SILVER TEFILLIN CASES OF LITHUANIAN INTEREST
Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
087. SEDER HATEFILLOT MIKOL HASHANAH (PRAYER BOOK FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR)
Estimate $8,000 – 12,000
088. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH CROWN
Estimate $18,000 – 22,000
089. A LARGE WOOD SCULPTURE BY H
Estimate $4,000 – 6,000.
090. A PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS
Sold for $2000
091. A RARE WALL SCONCE BY YAAKOV AND BOAZ YEMINI
Sold for $2000
092. A LARGE AND RARE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP BY LUDWIG WOLPERT
Sold for $2250
093. A PAIR OF STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS BY TAS WORKSHOP
Sold for $4000
094. A LARGE STERLING AND ENAMEL KIDDUSH CUP BY YAAKOV DAVIDOFF
Estimate $12,000 – 15,000
095. A STERLING SILVER TANACH BY I
Estimate $600 – 900
096. A LARGE STERLING SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET AND UNDERPLATE BY BIER SILVERSMITHS
Estimate $900 – 1,200
097. A STERLING SILVER KIDDUSH CUP BY BENNY DABBAH
Estimate $1,100 – 1,300
098. THE SEVEN SPECIES MEZUZAH COLLECTION BY LUVATON
Sold for $937.50
099. A LARGE STERLING AND BRASS CHARITY BOX BY DUDEK SWED
Sold for $3625
100. A VINTAGE OLIVEWOOD MEGILLAH CASE WITH GRA STYLE MEGILLAH
Estimate $900 – 1,200
101. A STERLING SILVER AND BRASS ARON KODESH
Sold for $11,250
102. A LARGE INLAID WOOD MEGILLAH CASE BY ALEXANDER AND LORELEI GRUSS
Sold for $3000
103. A PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS BY ALEXANDER AND LORELEI GRUSS
Sold for $6000
104. A SPICE CONTAINER BY ALEXANDER AND LORELEI GRUSS
Estimate $2,000 – 3,000
105. THE TREE OF LIFE SHTENDER BY DAVID MOSS AND NOAM GREENBERG
Sold for $6875
106. A NEW MEGILLAT ESTHER
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
107. A NEW MEGILLAT ESTHER
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
108. A NEW MEGILLAT ESTHER
Estimate $1,200 – 1,500
109. A CERAMIC PIGGY BANK FROM THE GROSSINGER’S RESORT
Sold for $593.75
110. A MASSIVE STERLING SILVER AND ENAMEL ETROG CONTAINER BY YAAKOV DAVIDOFF
Estimate $20,000 – 30,000
111. MARC CHAGALL, “JERUSALEM WINDOWS” BOOK WITH 2 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS
Estimate $500 – 800
112. “THE FOOLS OF KAGANOVITCH”
Estimate $800 – 1,200
113. A LARGE COLLECTION OF SYNAGOGUE POSTCARDS
Estimate $2,800 – 3,500
114. A GROUP OF 34 ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EARLY PALESTINE
Estimate $1,800 – 2,000
J Greenstein to Host Antique Judaica Auction January 24
Going once, going twice…it’s auction time at J Greenstein & Company, the only auction house in the United States solely devoted to the sale of antique Judaica. Founded in 2004 by Jonathan Greenstein, the Judaica retail gallery and auction house focusses on antique Jewish ritual objects and art from the 1600s to 1938.
Looking for a New Menorah? Two of Elizabeth Taylor’s Are Up for Sale
(JTA) — If you want to illuminate a piece of Hollywood history next Hanukkah, here’s your chance: Two menorahs used by the movie star Elizabeth Taylor are up for auction next month.
The Ultimate Hanukkah Gift: Elizabeth Taylor’s Menorahs are Up for Auction
This year, those of us who are both in need of a menorah and interested in spending thousands of dollars on vintage Judaica are in luck. Two hanukkiot that once belonged to Elizabeth Taylor, who converted to Judaism in 1959, are on display at the J. Greenstein Gallery in Cedarhurst, N.Y, and will be up for auction in January.
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Elizabeth Taylor didn't make the cut in "The Chanukah Song," but she famously converted to Judaism in 1959, and now ... a couple mementos of her faith are hitting the auction block. Two menorahs belonging to the iconic "Cleopatra" star will be on display for the...
001. A LARGE SILVER AND FILIGREE TORAH POINTER
Sold for $343.75
002. A MINIATURE JNF COLLECTION BOX FOR CHILDREN
Sold for $3500
003. A RARE AND IMPORTANT JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $1500
004. AN EARLY JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $1250
005. AN EARLY ISRAELI JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $875
006. A RARE CARDBOARD KKL/JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $1250
007. A SOUTH AMERICAN JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $875
008. A RARE AND IMPORTANT JNF COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $2000
009. A HAND HAMMERED SILVER ETROG BOX
Sold for $1750
010. A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS BY M
Unsold, Make an Offer
011. A PORTABLE WOODEN READER’S TABLE (BIMAH)
Unsold, Make an Offer
012. A CARVED SHULE DECORATION
Sold for $1187.50
013. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Sold for $1625
014. A RARE LEATHER JNF BOX
Sold for $1750
015. A RARE AND EARLY JNF/KKL COLLECTION BOX
Sold for $2750
016. A VERY LARGE JNF CHARITY CONTAINER
Sold for $3500
017. A SET OF SIX SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLETS
Sold for $3500
018. A PAIR OF 14K GOLD CUFFLINKS
Unsold, Make an Offer
019. A PAIR OF 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL CUFFLINKS
Unsold, Make an Offer
020. A GROUP OF THREE CARVED COWRY SHELLS
Sold for $1187.50
021. A RARE CARVED CONCH SHELL
Sold for $1187.50
022. A RARE CARVED CONCH SHELL
Sold for $1375
023. A LARGE HAND HAMMERED KIDDUSH CUP BY LAZARUS POSEN
Unsold, Make an Offer
024. A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF STERLING SILVER SABBATH CANDLESTICKS BY MOSHE RUBIN
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025. A PAIR OF LARGE SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Sold for $1062.50
026. A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF EARLY POLISH SILVER SABBATH CANDLESTICKS
Sold for $1187.50
027. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET
Sold for $750
028. AN EARLY GOLD LEAF PASSOVER GLASS BEAKER
Sold for $1250
029. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
Sold for $500
030. A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS BY EHRLICH
Sold for $875
031. A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS
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032. A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Unsold, Make an Offer
033. A PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Unsold, Make an Offer
034. A PAIR OF LARGE SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Sold for $875
035. A SILVER SAFED KIDDUSH CUP
Sold for $2250
036. A SILVER SPICE TOWER BY AARON TEITELBAUM AND SONS
Unsold, Make an Offer
037. A SILK BIMAH COVER
Sold for $3000
038. AN EARLY MARRIAGE CONTRACT (KETUBAH)
Sold for $1250
039. A PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS
Unsold, Make an Offer
040. A SILVER SPICE TOWER
Sold for $750
041. A SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET
Unsold, Make an Offer
042. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
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043. A PAIR OF EARLY SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLETS BY THE BEZALEL SCHOOL
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044. A WOODEN TORAH TIK
Sold for $343.75
045. A PAIR OF WOODEN LIONS AND DECALOGUE
Sold for $2500
046. A PAIR OF WOODEN LIONS AND DECALOGUE
Sold for $2500
047. A LARGE PAIR OF WOODEN LIONS AND DECALOGUE
Sold for $2625
048. A TORAH ARK ORNAMENT
Sold for $562.50
049. A MONUMENTAL TORAH ARK VALENCE
Sold for $8125
050. AN EARLY AMERICAN SHTENDER
Sold for $2250
051. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH GOBLET BY LAZARUS POSEN
Unsold, Make an Offer
052. AN EARLY SILVER SPICE TOWER
Unsold, Make an Offer
053. A SILVER AMULET
Unsold, Make an Offer
054. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Sold for $2000
055. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
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056. A LARGE SILVER TORAH POINTER
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057. AN EARLY SILVER SHMIROTH KIDDUSH CUP
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058. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
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059. A LARGE SILVER KIDDUSH CUP
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060. A SMALL SILVER KIDDUSH BEAKER
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061. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
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062. A SILVER HOLIDAY GOBLET BY HIERONYMUS MITTNACHT
Sold for $5500
063. A LARGE BRASS HANUKKAH LAMP
Unsold, Make an Offer
064. A SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Unsold, Make an Offer
065. A RARE AND IMPORTANT WOODEN MEZUZAH
Unsold, Make an Offer
066. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER HANUKKAH MENORAH BY BERGER
Unsold, Make an Offer
067. A SILVER MEGILLAH CASE WITH ORIGINAL MEGILLAH
Sold for $6000
068. A RARE AND IMPORTANT GILDED SILVER FILIGREE MEGILLAH CASE WITH ORIGINAL MEGILLAH
Sold for $10,000
069. AN IMPORTANT SILVER SPICE CONTAINER
Unsold, Make an Offer
070. A RARE AND IMPORTANT ART NOUVEAU SILVER GOBLET DEDICATED TO HEINRICH BIRKENSTEIN
Unsold, Make an Offer
071. A RARE AND IMPORTANT OLIVEWOOD THREE TIER PASSOVER COMPENDIUM
Unsold, Make an Offer
072. A LARGE SYNAGOGUE CHARITY CONTAINER
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073. A LARGE SILVER HANUKKAH LAMP
Unsold, Make an Offer
074. A VERY SMALL SEFER TORAH
Sold for $10625
075. A KOSHER SEFER TORAH
Sold for $11,250
076. A CHARITY COLLECTION DISH
Sold for $2000
Auction Of Rare Antique And Artisan Judaica
Monday, November 12, 2018, 6pm ET
At Our Cedarhurst Gallery
417 Central Avenue
Cedarhurst, New York 11516
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