Sothebys: Fine Judaic Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The property of various owners, including Charles E. Feinberg The Traub Collection The Collection of the Warner Resort Company, San Francisco, CA, 5237,

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 06, 1984 - December 06, 1984

Page Size: 437 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
291	Continental Ram's Horn in Original Leather Case	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	770.00
292	Large Continental Ram's Horn	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
293	German Ram's Horn	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	660.00
294	Eight Pieces of Palestinian Olivewood	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
295	Pair of Polish Cast Brass Four Light Sabbath Candelabra	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
296	Pair of Polish Silver Candlesticks	USD 600.00 - 800.00	990.00
297	Pair of German Silver Candlesticks	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	1,540.00
298	Dutch Sheet Brass Hanging Sabbath Lamp	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,650.00
299	Important Italian Silver Hanging Sabbath Lamp	USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	Not Sold
300	Unusual East German Brass Hanging Sabbath Lamp	USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	2,750.00
301	German Brass and Wood Jewish Community Seal	USD 500.00 - 700.00	935.00
302	'Vienna' Gilt-Bronze Mounted Porcelain Plate	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,540.00
303	Vieux Paris Porcelain Cup and Saucer	USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	4,400.00
304	Five Faience Passover Pieces	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,540.00
305	American Ceramic Passover Plate	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
306	Bohemian Painted Terra Cotta Large Figure of a Jewish Pedlar	USD 600.00 - 700.00	880.00
307	Two Falasha Ceramic Pieces	USD 300.00 - 500.00	660.00
308	Bohemian Engraved Glass Beaker	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	6,050.00
309	Bohemian Glass Kiddush Beaker	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,320.00
310	German Silver Double Cup	USD 600.00 - 800.00	1,650.00
311	Three Silver Kiddush Cups	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,045.00
312	German Silver Passover Cup	USD 900.00 - 1,100.00	2,475.00
313	German Silver Covered Cup	USD 700.00 - 900.00	550.00
314	German Silver Beaker	USD 300.00 - 400.00	880.00
315	Polish Silver Kiddush Goblet	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	2,420.00
316	Fine Polish Silver Kiddush Goblet	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,210.00
317	German Silver Kiddush Cup	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	9,350.00
318	Continental Parcel-Gilt Silver Kiddush Beaker	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	4,950.00
319	German Silver Passover Kiddush Cup	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	13,200.00
320	Two Polish Ark Curtains	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	550.00
321	Italian Embroidered Silk Prayer Shawl	USD 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
322	Czech or German Fabric Miniature Torah Ark Curtain and Valance	USD 500.00 - 700.00	495.00
323	Kashan Wool Pictorial Rug	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	6,600.00
324	Leather Halitza Shoe	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,100.00
325	German Embroidered Torah Binder	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	1,100.00
326	Moroccan Silver-Gilt	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	880.00
327	Green Velvet and Gold Thread Embroidered Moroccan Bridal Jacket	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
328	Fine Moroccan Bridal Headdress	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	2,200.00
329	Near Eastern Velvet Torah Case Mantle	USD 200.00 - 300.00	440.00
330	English Silver Spice Tower	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,320.00
331	Three Continental Small Silver Spice Containers	USD 700.00 - 900.00	990.00
332	Good Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
333	Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,650.00
334	Three Continental Silver Filigree Spice Containers	USD 700.00 - 900.00	990.00
335	Polish Silver Spice Tower and Havdalah Candle Holder	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,540.00
336	Two Silver Spice Towers	USD 500.00 - 700.00	660.00
337	German Silver Rooster-Form Havdalah Compendium	USD 500.00 - 700.00	990.00
338	Galician Parcel-Gilt Silver and Gem Set Spice Tower	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,650.00
339	Very Large Continental Silver Filigree Spice Tower	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	7,700.00
340	Three Fish-Form Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 900.00	660.00
341	Five Continental Silver Small Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 900.00	880.00
342	Two Central European Silver Spice Towers	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
343	Two German Pewter Havdalah Articles	USD 500.00 - 700.00	550.00
344	Two Continental Silver Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 800.00	829.00
345	Two German Silver Spice Towers	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
346	Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 600.00 - 800.00	990.00
347	Large Continental Silver Fish-Form	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,100.00
348	Continental Silver Fish-Form Spice Container	USD 500.00 - 600.00	770.00
349	Two Continental Silver Filigree Spice Containers	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	605.00
350	Austrian Silver Filigree Spice Tower	USD 500.00 - 700.00	605.00
351	German Silver Fish-Form Spice Container	USD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
352	Austro-Hungarian Silver Filigree Spice Tower	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,045.00
353	Silver Filigree Duck-Form Spice Container	USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	3,575.00
354	Three Dutch Silver Windmill-Form Spice Containers	USD 500.00 - 700.00	330.00
355	Continental Silver Cow-Form Spice Container	USD 350.00 - 450.00	550.00
356	Three Continental Silver Figural Spice Containers	USD 400.00 - 600.00	550.00
357	Dutch Silver Bird-Form Spice Container	USD 500.00 - 700.00	770.00
358	Good Victorian Silver Spice Tower	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	1,540.00
359	Continental Silver Filigree Book-Form Spice Container	USD 700.00 - 900.00	1,760.00
360	Palestinian Silver-Gilt Fruit-Form Spice Container	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
361	Large Silver Fruit-Form Spice Container	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	1,100.00
362	Pair of Palestinian Silver and Hardstone-Mounted Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 800.00	550.00
363	Three Continental Silver Figural Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 800.00	605.00
364	Two Continental Silver Figural Spice Containers	USD 600.00 - 800.00	880.00
365	Two Continental Silver Figural Spice Containers	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	1,210.00
366	Large Dutch Silver Windmill-Form Spice Container	USD 700.00 - 900.00	935.00
367	Two Russian Silver Filigree Casket-Form Spice Contianers	USD 500.00 - 700.00	770.00
368	Good Italian Silver Spice Container	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	4,950.00
369	Fine and Rare Eastern-European Silver and Filigree Spice Tower	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	11,000.00
370	Unusual Continental Silver Spice Tower	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	3,300.00
371	Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
372	East European Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Spice Tower	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	4,400.00
373	Fine Continental Silver Spice Tower	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	11,000.00
374	Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 500.00 - 700.00	880.00
375	Good Polish Silver Fruit-Form Spice Container	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	3,025.00
376	Polish Silver Spice Tower	USD 700.00 - 900.00	990.00
377	Polish Silver Fruit-Form Spice Container	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	4,675.00
378	Fine and Large Continental Silver Spice Container	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	13,200.00
379	Polish Silver Spice Container	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
380	Continental Silver Filigree Spice Tower	USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	2,475.00
381	English Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	3,575.00
382	English Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	660.00
383	Austro-Hungarian Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	1,320.00
384	Ukranian Silver and Filigree Hanukah Lamp	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	7,150.00
385	Austrian Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 600.00 - 800.00	550.00
386	English Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 600.00 - 800.00	550.00
387	Polish Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,870.00
388	Monumental German Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	33,000.00
389	Large Polish Bronze Hanukah Lamp	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
390	Austro-Hungarian Silver Hanukah Lamp	USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	4,400.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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