Sothebys: Important Judaica, N11543, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 18, 2024 - December 18, 2024
Page Size: 121 items in 5 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Mishneh Torah, Introduction and Sefer ha-Madda (Book of Knowledge), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

Yemen 14th century USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 80,400.00
2

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Zemannim (Laws of Festivals), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th century]

Yemen 14th century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
3

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Nashim (Family Law) and Sefer Kedushah (Book of Sanctity), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 14th-15th century]

Yemen 14th-15th century USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
4

Mishneh Torah, Sefer Shofetim (Judicial Law), Rabbi Moses Maimonides, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

Yemen 15th-16th century USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,200.00
5

Moreh ha-Nevukhim (The Guide for the Perplexed) in Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew Translation, Rabbis Moses Maimonides and Samuel Ibn Tibbon, [Middle East, 15th-16th century]

Middle East 15th-16th century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 50,400.00
6

Al-Murshid al-Kafi (Hebrew-Arabic Lexicon of Maimonides' Mishneh Torah), Rabbi Tanhum ben Joseph ha-Yerushalmi, [Middle East, late 13th-early 14th century]

Middle East late 13th-early 14th century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 31,200.00
7

Sefer he-Arukh (Talmudic Dictionary), Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome, [Middle East, 14th century]

Middle East 14th century USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,400.00
8

Sefer ha-Halakhot (Legal Code) on Berakhot, Seder Mo'ed, and Halakhot Ketannot, Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi, Scribe: Amram ben Saadiah Ibn Abud, [Middle East or North Africa], 1510

Middle East or North Africa 1510 USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 28,800.00
9

Taj (Yemenite Pentateuch) with Mahberet ha-Tijan (Grammatical Treatise), [Yemen, 15th century]

Yemen 15th century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 31,200.00
10

Midrash ha-Hefets (Aggadic Compilation on the Pentateuch), Rabbi Zechariah ben Solomon ha-Rofe, [Yemen, 15th-16th century]

Yemen 15th-16th century USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
11

Commentary on the Pentateuch, Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi), [Yemen, 15th-17th century]

Yemen 15th-17th century USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
12

Pentateuch with the Commentary of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher, Scribe: Moses ben Saadiah ben Judah ben David al-Qati'i, Madhab (Yemen), 1679

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 36,000.00
13

Midrash Hemdat Yamim on Genesis and Exodus, Autograph of Rabbi Shalem ben Joseph Shabazi, [Yemen, ca. 1650]

Yemen ca. 1650 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 31,200.00
14

Sefer ha-Kaneh, Attributed to Rabbi Nehunya ben ha-Kaneh, [Ottoman Empire, ca. 1600]

Ottoman Empire ca. 1600 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 Not Sold
15

Sefer Ets Hayyim, Rabbi Hayyim Vital, [18th century]

18th century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,200.00
16

Seder ha-Ashmorot (Penitential Prayers) According to the Rite of Avignon, Scribe: Immanuel bar Gad de Milhaud, [Provence], 1690

Provence 1690 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,200.00
17

Massekhet Shikkorim ve-Sefer Havakbuk ha-Navi u-Massekhet Purim (Purim Parodies), Scribe: Eliezer Hayyim bar Mordechai Mella of Reggio, [Italy], 1715

Italy 1715 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
18

Providencia de Dios con Ysrael (God's Providence toward Israel), Rabbi Saul Levi Morteira, [Amsterdam, 18th century]

Amsterdam 18th century USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 Not Sold
19

Personal Letters and Documents of Communal Interest, Rabbi Noah Haltrecht of Lissa, Scribe: Benjamin Hayyim, [Poland, 19th century]

Poland 19th century USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,000.00
20

A Decorated Song of Songs with Aramaic and Arabic Translations, Scribe: Mordechai ben Baruch ben David ben Moses ben Benjamin, [Baghdad], 1835

Baghdad 1835 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
21

A Charmingly Decorated Book of Psalms, Baghdad, 1882

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,000.00
22

Scroll Read at the Grave of the Prophet Ezekiel, [Baghdad, ca. 1869]

Baghdad ca. 1869 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
23

The Story of Hannah and the Seven Children in Judeo-Arabic, Scribe: Menasseh ben Jacob ben Elijah Sofer, [Baghdad, 19th century]

Baghdad 19th century USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,800.00
24

Two Judeo-Arabic Tales, Scribe: Hannah Sassoon, Bombay, 1857

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,200.00
25

Pizmonim (Liturgical Songs), Scribe: Flora Sassoon, Bombay, 1875

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,600.00
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - [Opera omnia]. Bologna: Bellagamba, Benacci, Bonomi, Tebaldini, Ferroni, 1599-1668. €22.000-€28.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [CANALETTO] - VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782) da Giovanni Antonio CANAL (1697-1768, detto 'Il Canaletto') - Urbis Venetiarum prospectus celebriores. Venezia: Giovanni Battista Pasquale, 1742-51. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) - Fables Choisies. Parigi: Claude Barbin, 1668. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599) - [I continenti] - Europa; Africa; America Sive India Nova; Asia. Amsterdam: S.d. [ca. 1633]. €2.000-€3.000
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