Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Rare and Important Items - part 1, 104a, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Page Size: 105 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Omer and Mizrach Plaque Decorated with Micrography, Produced by Yosef Eibeshitz, Great-Grandson of Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz -- Germany, Ca. 1850 -- With Prayer for Welfare of Government

Germany, Ca. 1850 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,750.00
2

Lengthy Manuscript Parchment Scroll -- Ilan Sefirot -- North Africa, 18th/19th Century

North Africa 18th/19th Century USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,750.00
3

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, Early 19th Century -- Silver Rollers

Poland, Early 19th Century USD 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 20,000.00
4

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, 19th Century

Poland 19th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
5

This item was withdrawn from the auction and was purchased by the Israel Museum with the assistance of Kedem Auction House.

USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
6

Large Esther Scroll with Illustrated Family Coat of Arms -- Rome, 17th Century

Rome 17th Century USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,750.00
7

Illustrated Esther Scroll on Parchment -- Germany, Early 18th Century

Germany, Early 18th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,000.00
8

Engraved Esther Scroll from the Netherlands -- Written by a Woman in Heidelberg, Germany, 1757

written Heidelberg, Germany [Printed in the Netherlands, probably Amsterdam]; 1757 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 21,250.00
9

Esther Scroll in Fine Filigree Silver Case -- Eastern Europe, 19th Century

Eastern Europe Silver Case USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
10

Esther Scroll in Large Filigree Silver Case, set with Coral Bead -- Ottoman Empire, 19th Century

Ottoman Empire Silver Case USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 6,250.00
11

Decorated Esther Scroll in Silver Case -- Probably Greece, 19th Century

Probably Greece Silver Case USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,000.00
12

Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case -- Greece, 19th Century

Greece Silver Case USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,250.00
13

Esther Scroll in Elaborate Silver Case -- Gift to High Commissioner Herbert Samuel

Silver Case USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 25,000.00
14

Passover Haggadah -- Decorated Paper Manuscript -- Gift to a Grandson from His Grandmother -- Copenhagen, Denmark, 1842

Copenhagen, Denmark 1842 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,000.00
15

Decorated Parchment Manuscript -- Order of Circumcision and Mohel Ledger -- Hoorn (Netherlands), 1830-1840

Hoorn (Netherlands) 1830-1840 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,500.00
16

Early Wimpel, Embroidered and Decorated -- Germany, 1649

Germany 1649 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,500.00
17

Wimpel Embroidered in Colorful Silk -- Germany, 1714

Germany 1714 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
20

Quality Silver Binding -- Esther Orvieto / Roman Rite Machzor -- Venice, 1626

Venice 1626 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 11,250.00
21

Ornate Silver Binding, 18th Century / Roman Rite Machzor -- Two Parts -- Venice, 1626

Venice 1626 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
45

Portrait of the Chatam Sofer -- Vienna, 1828 -- Printed in the Lifetime of the Chatam Sofer, by His Disciple Rabbi Yissachar Ber Frank

Vienna 1828 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,750.00
46

Portrait of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt -- Rabbi Sekl Loeb Wormser -- Strasbourg, After 1833

Strasbourg, After 1833 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,000.00
47 Hermann Struck

Hermann Struck (1876-1944) -- Portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eiger -- High-Quality Print on Parchment (One of Five Parchment Printings), Signed and Dated

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,000.00
53

Ben Uri Album -- Six Prints by Lazar Berson -- Hand-Colored Copy

London, 1916 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
54

First Maccabi Winter Games in Zakopane -- Illustrated Poster, 1933

Krakow: 1933 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,250.00
55

Minister Sheets -- First Day of Hebrew Post -- First Nine Postage Stamps of the State of Israel

1948 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,500.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.