Auction Reports

Kedem Auctions Ltd.

Auction Info

Auction Name
Incunable and First Editions | Illuminated Manuscripts and Esther Scrolls | Jewish Ceremonial Art
Auction Date
02/24/2026 - 02/24/2026
Sale Number
#106
Total Lots
13
Sold Lots
13.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
2,968,750.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
3,410,000.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
5,130,000.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
3,410,000.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
5,130,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
57.87%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7

Moreh Nevuchim by the Rambam -- Incunabulum -- Rome, Ca. 1473-1475 -- First Edition of a Fundamental Work of Jewish Philosophy -- One of the First Hebrew Books to be Printed

USD 2,000,000.00 - 3,000,000.00 USD 1,250,000.00
2

Decorated Parchment Manuscript -- Ashkenazic-Rite Siddur -- With Passover Haggadah, Tractate Avot and Other Selections -- Rare Piyyutim -- Ashkenazic Lands, 14th Century

USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 USD 475,000.00
13

Likutei Amarim (Tanya) -- First Edition -- Slavita, 1796 -- Complete Schocken Library Copy, with Wide Margins -- Proceeds of Sale Will Be Donated to the Renovation of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Ohel

USD 500,000.00 - 800,000.00 USD 375,000.00
9

Midrash Rabbah on the Torah -- First Edition -- Constantinople, 1512 -- Schocken Copy

USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 212,500.00
3

Decorated Parchment Manuscript -- Bechinat Olam by Rabbi Yedaiah HaPenini, and Other Works -- Provence, 14th/15th Century

USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 100,000.00
4

Early and Important Esther Scroll -- Italy, First Half of the 17th Century -- In the Style of Scrolls by Moshe ben Avraham Pescarolo

USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 93,750.00
5

Engraved Esther Scroll by Shalom Italia -- Amsterdam, Ca. 1641-1650

USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 93,750.00
6

Hand-Colored Engraved Esther Scroll -- Probably Venice, Ca. 1750 -- Closely Related to Scrolls by Engraver Francesco Griselini

USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 87,500.00
12

Passover Haggadah -- Mantua, 1568 -- Many Fine Woodcut Illustrations and Decorations -- Second Illustrated Haggadah Printed in Mantua, Especially Rare -- Highly Impressive Illustrated Hebrew Print Production of the 16th Century

USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 68,750.00
10

Kitzur Piskei HaRosh -- First Edition -- Constantinople, 1515

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 62,500.00
8

Sefer HaIkarim by Rabbi Yosef Albo -- Incunabulum -- Soncino, 1485 -- Complete Copy of the First Edition, Including Rare Leaves Removed from Most Copies by the Censor -- Wide Margins

USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 57,500.00
11

Zohar -- Cremona, 1559-1560 -- First Edition Printed Simultaneously with Mantua Edition -- Rare "Large Zohar" Edition, Many Copies Destroyed in Cremona Book Burning -- Standard Edition in Germany and Poland

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 57,500.00
1

Papal Bull of Pope Julius III -- Rome, 1554 -- Burning of the Talmud and Establishment of Official Censorship -- Rare Historical Document

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 35,000.00

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