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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Rare and Important Items

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Auction Name Rare and Important Items Total Sales (USD) 714,125.00
Auction Date May 07, 2025 - May 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 638,000.00
Sale Number #102b High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 957,500.00
Total Lots 85
Sold Lots 71 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 927,200.00
% of Lots Sold 83.53% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,374,800.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 51.94%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
139

Magnificent Silver Binding -- Germany, Ca. 1714 -- From the Collection of Baroness Betty Salomon de Rothschild, with the Rothschild Family Coat of Arms and Her Initials

Ca. 1714 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 93,750.00
162

Tikkunei Shabbat -- Illuminated Manuscript on Parchment, by Scribe-Artist Jacob ben Judah Leib Shamas of Berlin -- Hamburg, 1723

1723 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 55,000.00
133

High-Quality Spicebox Shaped as a Belltower with a Clock -- Bohemia or Moravia, 18th Century

18th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 40,000.00
144

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Arizal Script (Chassidic) -- Europe, 19th Century -- One of the Smallest Torah Scrolls in the World

19th Century USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 37,500.00
148

Esther Scroll with Illustrations after Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goraj -- Italy, 18th Century

18th Century USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 35,000.00
181

Historical Letter of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik, The Brisker Rav, Opposing Establishment of the State of Israel by Warfare -- Jerusalem, Tevet 1948 -- "...The Fate of the Lives of Each and Every Individual Depends on the Success of the War. Has Suc

Tevet 1948 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 32,500.00
145

Rare, Early Esther Scroll -- Decorated with Hand-Painted Engravings -- The Netherlands, 17th Century

17th Century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 25,000.00
161

Manuscript, Anthology of Commentaries on the Zohar -- Italy, 17th/18th Century

17th/18th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 21,250.00
163

Passover Haggadah -- Illustrated Manuscript on Parchment, by the Scribe Meir Kornik -- Amsterdam, 1792

1792 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 18,750.00
166

Mishneh Torah by the Rambam -- Complete Set -- Venice, 1574-1575 -- First Edition of Kesef Mishneh by Rabbi Yosef Karo -- Signatures and Glosses

1574-1575 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,250.00
147

Esther Scroll Decorated with Engravings -- Amsterdam, Early 18th Century -- Original Wooden Case

Early 18th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,000.00
191

Illuminated Parchment Ketubah -- Rome, 1780

1780 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 15,000.00
149

Large-Size Esther Scroll -- Elegant Handle with Silver Crowns and Custom-Made Mantle -- Probably Rome, Italy, 18th Century

18th Century USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 13,750.00
146

Esther Scroll on Parchment -- Decorated with Hand-Painted Engravings -- Italy, 17th Century

17th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 12,500.00
171

Tanya -- Brooklyn, 1978 -- With Signature of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

1978 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,500.00
160

Illustrated Manuscript -- Sefer Evronot -- Germany, 1615-1617

1615-1617 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,250.00
200

Large Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Izmir, 1815, with Tosefet Ketubah, Jerusalem, 1862 -- One of the Earliest Documented Ketubot from Izmir -- Signatures of Rabbis, Including Rabbi David Amado, Author of Tehillah LeDavid, and Signatures of Jerusalem Rabb

1815; 1862 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,250.00
141

Siddur for Women with Elegant Silver Binding -- Venice, 1749

1749 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,000.00
142

Machzor in Elegant Silver Binding with Family Coat of Arms -- Rome, 19th Century

19th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,000.00
198

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Senigallia, 1842

1842 USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,000.00
150

Decorated Esther Scroll on Parchment, in Elaborate Silver Case -- Greece, 19th Century

19th Century USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,375.00
135

Wimpel Adorned with Dozens of Hand-Painted Illustrations -- Alsace / France, 1884 -- Ulmann Family

1884 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 8,750.00
151

Esther Scroll in Elaborate Filigree Silver Case -- Greece / Ottoman Empire, 19th-20th Century

19th-20th Century USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
175

Letter of Kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Elyashov, the Leshem -- Siauliai, 1893 -- "We All Depend Our Father in Heaven to Have Pity on His People and Declare Our Troubles Enough, and Provide Enough to Sustain Every Single Person Sufficiently"

1893 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
152

Illuminated and Vocalized Esther Scroll -- Written on Both Sides of the Parchment -- Ottoman Empire, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,500.00
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR