Sothebys: Important Judaica
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Important Judaica | Total Sales (USD) | 1,013,751.00 |
| Auction Date | December 17, 2013 - December 17, 2013 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 572,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #N09060 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 798,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 72 | ||
| Sold Lots | 47 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,151,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,609,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 63.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | SELIHOT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE ASHKENAZIC RITE, |
CA. 1280-1350 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 100,000.00 | |
| 133 | JERUSALEM TALMUD |
1522-24 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 59,375.00 | |
| 149 | SILHOUETTE OF GERSHOM MENDES SEIXAS BY JOSEPH WOOD, |
1813 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 | |
| 134 | MESHAL HA-KADMONI, ISAAC IBN SHAHULA |
1547 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 46,875.00 | |
| 108 | PINKAS OF THE LEATHERWORKERS OF JASSY, SCRIBE JACOB BEN ABRAHAM TOV SEGAL OF BERDITCHEV, |
1832 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 | |
| 123 | KOL-BO (HALAKHIC COMPENDIUM) |
CA. 1490 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 40,625.00 | |
| 148 | A SERMON PREACHED AT THE SYNAGOGUE IN NEWPORT ... BY HAIJM ISAAC KARIGAL, |
1773 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 33,750.00 | |
| 155 | DISCOURSES ON THE JEWISH RELIGION, ISAAC LEESER |
1867 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 | |
| 141 | MISHNEH TORAH, SEFER MADA', AHAVAH, ZEMANIM, MOSES MAIMONIDES, |
1665 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 | |
| 110 | A DECORATED KETUBBAH FROM ANCONA, 1779 |
1779 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 28,750.00 | |
| 160 | ILLUMINATED BLESSINGS FOR READING THE TORAH IN A SILVER CASE, SOL NODEL |
CA. 1955 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 28,750.00 | |
| 122 | AN ELABORATE PARCHMENT CUT ESTHER SCROLL, AHRON STARR |
2011 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 | |
| 100A | AN IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED ESTHER SCROLL |
18TH CENTURY | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
| 114 | AN ILLUSTRATED HEBREW ALPHABET CHART |
CA. 1730 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
| 121 | THE AGAM MEGILLAH (SCROLL OF ESTHER) |
CA. 1980 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
| 145 | AN IMPORTANT WOMAN'S PRAYER BOOK, INCLUDING PSALMS AND TKHINES, WITH A RARE AND EXQUISITE VELLUM BINDING, |
1786 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
| 158 | JEWISH COOKERY BOOK, ESTHER LEVY |
1871 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 | |
| 137 | HEBREW BIBLE, PRINTED BY ROBERT ESTIENNE (STEPHANUS), |
1543-46 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 | |
| 139 | DE HOOP VAN ISRAEL (THE HOPE OF ISRAEL), MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL, |
1660 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 | |
| 96 | A COMPENDIUM OF MEDICAL TREATISES IN JUDEO-ARABIC AND HEBREW, |
CA. 1452 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 | |
| 98 | AN IMPORTANT EARLY SHIVITI, |
1698 | USD 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 115 | A RARE ILLUSTRATED ENGRAVED SUKKAH PLAQUE |
18TH CENTURY | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 154 | THE TWENTY-FOUR BOOKS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, ISAAC LEESER |
1853–54 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 101 | MEGILAT SARAGOSSA (SCROLL FOR THE PURIM OF SYRACUSE) |
CA. 1800 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 | |
| 103 | SEFER ETZ HAYYIM (THE BOOK OF THE TREE OF LIFE) BY HAYYIM VITAL, SCRIBE ARYEH LEIB BEN HAYYIM |
1779 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
