Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art, 105, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026

Page Size: 219 items in 9 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Ilan Sefirot on Parchment -- North Africa, 18th Century	North Africa,	ca. 18th century.	Not Available	Unknown
2	Ilan Sefirot (Amulet) on Parchment -- North Africa, 18th/19th Century	North Africa,	18th/19th century.	Not Available	Unknown
3	Ilan Sefirot Amulet on Parchment -- North Africa or Asia, Early 20th Century	North Africa or Asia,	ca. early 20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
4	Parchment Esther Scroll -- Italy, 1768 -- Illustrated Family Coat of Arms	Italy],	1768	Not Available	Unknown
5	Esther Scroll, Decorated by Hand, along with Matching Sheet of Blessings -- Italy, 1780 -- HaLevi Family	Italy],	1780	Not Available	Unknown
6	Miniature Decorated Esther Scroll -- Italy, 19th Century	Italy,	ca. 19th century.	Not Available	Unknown
7	Small-Format Decorated Esther Scroll -- Italy, 19th Century or Earlier	Italy,	19th century or earlier.	Not Available	Unknown
8	Small-Format Esther Scroll -- With "HaMelech" Decorated and Holy Names Emphasized -- Europe, 19th Century	Europe?,	19th century or earlier.	Not Available	Unknown
9	Esther Scroll -- 19th Century -- Late Colorful Decorations	Lithuania or Jerusalem?	Ca. 19th century	Not Available	Unknown
10	Decorated Esther Scroll -- Ottoman Empire, 19th Century	Ottoman Empire,	19th century.	Not Available	Unknown
11	Esther Scroll in Silver Case -- Ottoman Empire / The Balkans, 1882	Ottoman Empire / The Balkans],	1882	Not Available	Unknown
12	Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case -- Ottoman Empire / The Balkans	Ottoman Empire / The Balkans,	late 19th century.	Not Available	Unknown
13	Decorated Esther Scroll -- Algiers, Algeria, 19th Century	Algiers, Algeria,	first half of 19th century.	Not Available	Unknown
14	Silver Case for Esther Scroll -- Birmingham, England, 1924	Birmingham, England,	1924	Not Available	Unknown
15	Small Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case -- Probably Austria-Hungary	Probably Austria-Hungary,	late 19th or early 20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
16	Miniature Esther Scroll -- Olive Wood Handle -- Jerusalem, 20th Century	Jerusalem,	first half of 20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
17	Miniature Esther Scroll in Olivewood Case -- Jerusalem	Jerusalem, Israel,	ca. mid-20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
18	Miniature Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case -- I	Probably Palestine,	early decades of the 20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
19	Miniature Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case -- II	Probably Palestine,	early decades of the 20th century.	Not Available	Unknown
20	Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim in Yiddish -- Amsterdam, 1686	Amsterdam:	1686	Not Available	Unknown
21	Bible -- Amsterdam, 1753 -- Engravings -- With Two Other Works -- Fine Original Leather Bindings	Amsterdam:	1753	Not Available	Unknown
22	Tikun Sofrim -- Amsterdam, 1797 -- Five-Volume Set		1797	Not Available	Unknown
23	Tehillim -- Leiden, 1595 -- Printed by Plantin -- Early Parchment Binding -- Rare	Leiden:	1595	Not Available	Unknown
24	Meir Nativ -- Venice, 1523 -- First Hebrew Concordance	Venice:	1523	Not Available	Unknown
25	Meir Nativ (Concordance) -- Venice, 1564	Venice:	1564	Not Available	Unknown

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000