Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Auction 101 session 1, 101a, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 17, 2025 - February 17, 2025
Page Size: 35 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Large Print -- Hand-Colored Woodcut Depicting the Holy Sites and Gravesites of Tzaddikim in Eretz Israel -- Italy, 17th Century -- Undocumented

Italy 17th Century USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 50,000.00
2

Decorated Parchment Certificate -- Papal Privilege to Members of the Ambron Family -- Rome, 1756

Rome 1756 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,500.00
3

Large Micrographic Parchment Amulet -- Northern Italy, 18th Century

Northern Italy 18th Century USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,750.00
4

Shiviti Plaque, Decorated with Micrography of Tehillim Chapters -- Central Europe, 19th Century

Central Europe 19th Century USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,250.00
6

Papercut for the Sukkah -- Decorated with Deer, Lions and Storks -- Germany, 1777 -- Dedication to Anschel Wertheimer

Germany 1777 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,000.00
7

Important Parchment Esther Scroll, Handwritten and Illustrated -- Earliest Work of Scribe-Artist Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goraj -- Godziszow, Poland, 1732

Godziszow, Poland 1732 USD 120,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 112,500.00
8

Handwritten and Illustrated Esther Scroll -- Attributed to Scribe-Artist Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goraj -- Italy, 18th Century

Italy 18th Century USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 62,500.00
9

Large Hand-Decorated Esther Scroll -- Italy, 18th Century -- With Matching Blessings Leaf

Italy 18th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 23,750.00
10

Passover Haggadah -- Illuminated Parchment Manuscript, Attributed to Scribe-Artist Jakob son of Michael May Segal of Innsbruck -- Germany, Perhaps Frankfurt, 1729

Germany, Perhaps Frankfurt 1729 USD 200,000.00 - 250,000.00 USD 250,000.00
11

Passover Haggadah with Maariv for Passover, with Judeo-Arabic Translation -- Illuminated Manuscript -- Baghdad, 1884

Baghdad 1884 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
12

Sefirat HaOmer -- Miniature Manuscript Scroll with Color Illustrations -- Central or Northern Europe, 18th Century

Central or Northern Europe 18th Century USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 27,500.00
13

Sefirat HaOmer -- Large Parchment Plaque Embellished with Micrography, with Blessings for Festivals and Protective Amulets -- Amsterdam, Early 19th Century

Amsterdam, Early 19th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,000.00
14

Ketubah for Shavuot -- Decorated Parchment Marriage Contract Between the Jewish People and the Torah -- Tangiers, Morocco, Second Half of 19th Century -- Two Versions, For Both Days of Shavuot

Tangiers, Morocco, Second Half of 19th Century -- Two Versions, For Both Days of Shavuot USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,250.00
15

Important Early Parchment Ketubah, Large and Decorated -- Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Croatia, 1663 -- Earliest Documented Ketubah from Ragusa

Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Croatia 1663 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 27,500.00
16

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Senigallia -- 18th-Century Illustrated Frame with 1843 Ketubah -- Illustrations of Jerusalem and Emblems of the Twelve Tribes

1843 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 43,750.00
17

Parchment Ketubah, Decorated with Micrography -- Modena, 1749 -- Norzi and Levi Families -- Signatures of Rabbis of Modena

Modena 1749 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,000.00
18

Large, Elegant Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Genoa, Italy, 1751 -- From the David Solomon Sassoon Collection -- Foa and Noveira Families

Genoa, Italy 1751 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 32,500.00
19

Large, Elaborate Parchment Ketubah -- Livorno, 1755 -- Bride and Groom of the Sonsin Family

Livorno 1755 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 50,000.00
20

Large Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Mantua, 1755 -- Coats of Arms of Canton and Sullam Families

Mantua 1755 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 31,250.00
21

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Chieri, 1760 -- One of the Only Recorded Ketubot from Chieri

Chieri 1760 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 13,750.00
22

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- With Illustrations of Jerusalem and Signs of the Zodiac -- Santa Fiora, Italy, 1777 -- Paggi and Sorano Families

Santa Fiora, Italy 1777 USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
23

Magnificent Italian Decorated Parchment Cut Ketubah -- Lugo, 1784

Lugo 1784 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 40,000.00
24

Elaborate Parchment Ketubah -- Rome, 1791 -- Decorated with Micrography of the Book of Esther and the Castelnuovo and Baraffael Family Coats of Arms

Rome 1791 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 25,000.00
25

Large, Elegant and Rare Ketubah -- Colorful Parchment Cut Depicting the Binding of Isaac and the Zodiac Signs -- Venice, 1800 -- Fonseca and Ashkenazi Families

Venice 1800 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 45,000.00
26

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Vercelli, 1800 -- Leblin and Treves Families -- Signatures of Rabbis of Vercelli

Vercelli 1800 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 20,000.00