Auction of Fine Judaica.
Opening highlights stem from venerated Chassidic and Rabbinic leaders, including the Chofetz Chaim, the Satmar Rebbe and the Vishnitzer Rebbe (Lots 1-5).
Among Autograph Letters are those written in Russian by the Lubavitcher Rebbetzin, including inscribed, personal photographs captured shortly before her marriage to the Rebbe (Lots 12-16).
The auction includes a number of rare books that stem from the library of a distinguished European scholar; as well as further offerings that stem from the library of the late Haham Solomon Gaon (1912-94).
Judaic books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) range from Antisemitica to Zionism, and includes Community Pinkas records, Sephardic and Children's Literature, as well as livres d'artistes.
Utilize the Search-bar to locate books that are of regional interest, including: Australia, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Majorca, Poland, Russia, and elsewhere.
The auction includes a further offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books (Lots 117-164).
The penultimate portion of the auction features Fine & Graphic Art (Lots 170-188), including canvases by Israeli artists: Moshe Gershuni, Yosl Bergner and Reuven Rubin. Of particular note, is a large, vibrant oil painting by the celebrated Russian-American Chassidic artist Zalman Kleinman, dated 1973 (see lot 179).
An exceptionally rare drawing by the Anglo-Jewish female artist Kate Salaman, c. 1840's, is Lot 176.
The final 20 lots of the sale are 20th-century ceremonial objects including by Agam, Bier, Sugarman and Wolpert and a number of Bezalel-era items (Lots 189-208).
For any and all inquiries please contact Shaya Kestenbaum: jack@kestenbaum.net.
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LOT 164:
AMERICAN SAMPLER with Biblical / Jewish ...
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Sold for: $4,000
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Estimated price :
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AMERICAN SAMPLER with Biblical / Jewish motifs.
Worked in threads on a linen ground, features (see below) all within an undulating floral border.
Some staining around the borders and light wear. Framed. 13 x 17 inches (33 x 43 cm).Early 19th-century.
Genealogical needlework in the form of samplers was a uniquely American form of feminine artistic expression in the 18th and early 19th century.
This particular sampler features a fine multi-story dwelling with many windows and four chimneys in the lower center, with the surnames Jean and Johnston atop. Cross-stitched golden trees at either side of the house begat a series of first-and-last name initials, each with a crown. The upper section of the sampler is dominated by a striking image of the biblical forefather Abraham next to the altar at which the Sacrifice of Isaac was to take place. Further upwards are two stitched depictions of the 7-branched Temple Menorah adorning the Ark of the Covenant. To the left of this is a tall ship with the legend “The Deana, ” possibly the name of the ship by which this family made its way to America. Beneath the Temple imagery and above the Abraham and Isaac depiction is a four line poem:
“Abrm forever the angel cried.
Thy faith is known thy love is tried.
Thy son shall live and in his seed.
Shall the whole earth be blessed in deed.”
This is an extract from “Submission and Deliverance: Or, Abraham offering his Son, ” a hymn written by Isaac Watts (1674-1748).
PROVENANCE: The estate of Mrs. Jeanne Johnston of Highland Park, Texas, who stemmed from an Anglo-American-Jewish family. Genealogical information available upon request.
