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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art

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Auction Name Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art Total Sales (USD) 399,275.00
Auction Date January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #105 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 219
Sold Lots 208.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 94.98% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
131

Letter of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik, the Brisker Rav -- Brisk, 1936

1936 Not Available USD 16,250.00
125

Collection of Letters from Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski -- On the Anti-Shechitah Laws in Poland -- 1938

1938 Not Available USD 10,625.00
124

Collection of Letters of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski -- The Anti-Shechitah Laws in Germany -- 1934

1934 Not Available USD 8,125.00
36

The Rothschild Miscellany -- Elaborate Facsimile of a 15th-Century Manuscript

1989 Not Available USD 7,500.00
96

Beit Aharon (Karlin) -- Brody, 1875

1875 Not Available USD 6,875.00
193

Handwritten Notarial Ledger -- Alsace, 1793-1797 -- Documentation of Hundreds of Jewish Families of the Alsace Region

1793-1797. Not Available USD 6,875.00
215

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Mantua, 1742

1742 Not Available USD 6,875.00
167

Large Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Tzedakah Collectors -- Hungary, Ca. 1920s-19320s

ca. 1920s-1930s Not Available USD 6,250.00
31

Maasei Hashem -- Passover Haggadah -- Venice, 1583 -- First Edition -- Early Leather Spine

1583 Not Available USD 6,000.00
154

Large Collection of Letters -- Rabbis and Rebbes -- 1911-1983

Ca. 1911-1983. Not Available USD 5,750.00
10

Decorated Esther Scroll -- Ottoman Empire, 19th Century

19th century. Not Available USD 5,500.00
103

Huge Collection of Endpapers with Inscriptions, Signatures and Stamps -- Rebbes, Rabbis and Torah Scholars

from the 17th to 20th centuries. Not Available USD 5,500.00
155

Large Collection of Letters and Documents -- Satmar and its Institutions -- Letters to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum and His Family -- Internal Documents on Administration of Satmar Institutions -- 1940s-1970s

ca. 1940s-1970s. Not Available USD 5,500.00
216

Decorated Parchment Ketubah -- Rome, 1812 -- Bondi and Modigliani Family Coats of Arms

1812 Not Available USD 5,250.00
4

Parchment Esther Scroll -- Italy, 1768 -- Illustrated Family Coat of Arms

1768 Not Available USD 4,250.00
24

Meir Nativ -- Venice, 1523 -- First Hebrew Concordance

1523 Not Available USD 4,000.00
42

Sefer Mitzvot Gadol (Smag) -- Venice, 1547 -- Printed by Daniel Bomberg -- Ownership Inscriptions

1547 Not Available USD 4,000.00
74

Collection of Books -- Printed in Amsterdam -- 1700-1737

1700s: Not Available USD 4,000.00
161

Collection of Letters from Around the World -- Addressed to Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem -- Ca. 1880s-1910s

Ca. 1880s-1910s. Not Available USD 4,000.00
178

Huge Collection of Bibliographies and Studies -- History of Hebrew Printing -- Manuscripts -- Jewish Art, and More -- 1850-2014

1850-2014. Not Available USD 4,000.00
217

Parchment Ketubah -- Amsterdam, 1792 -- Elaborate Engraved Border

5593 Not Available USD 3,750.00
2

Ilan Sefirot (Amulet) on Parchment -- North Africa, 18th/19th Century

18th/19th century. Not Available USD 3,500.00
23

Tehillim -- Leiden, 1595 -- Printed by Plantin -- Early Parchment Binding -- Rare

1595 Not Available USD 3,500.00
3

Ilan Sefirot Amulet on Parchment -- North Africa or Asia, Early 20th Century

ca. early 20th century. Not Available USD 3,250.00
52

Beit Elohim (by the Mabit) -- First Edition / Perek Shirah -- Venice, 1576 -- First Printing of Perek Shirah -- Segulah Book

1576 Not Available USD 3,250.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000