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Welcome to our Spring K2 Judaica Auction (Kestenbaum Sale number 93) consisting of 226 lots. The subject matter of the auction is divided as follows:
Manuscripts: Lots 1-21
Including ten lots of Pinkas community records (all American), Lots 12-21
Autograph Letters by Rabbinic & Chassidic leaders: Lots 22-77
Americana - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Autograph Letters: Lots 78-96.
Cook-Books (Lots 107-123)
Holocaust-era (Lots 132-151)
Land (and State) of Israel: Lots 152-169
Graphic Art: Lots 188-209.
Including artwork by Yohanan Simon, Chagall, Pilichowski, Abel Pann and Reuven Rubin. Also a magnificent livre-d'artiste by Joseph Budko, issued entirely on vellum, one of just five copies (lot 188)
Ceremonial and Folk Objects: Lots 210-226
Included in the auction are items that relate to Jewish history in: Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Russia and Spain.
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LOT 2:
TORAH SCROLL
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Estimated price :
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5,000 - $10,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875% On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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TORAH SCROLL
Large Sepher Torah written on <<Gevil>> parchment in a North African square Hebrew hand, 51 lines to a column. Set on wooden rollers.
Height of scroll: 26 inches. 19th-century. * With Another Sepher Torah written on Gevil parchment in an Iraqi square Hebrew hand. Set on wooden rollers. Height of scroll: 20 inches. 18th-century. Images available upon request.
Some staining and scribal restoration. Sold not subject to return.
The consignor acquired these two Torah Scrolls some 30 years ago while studying archeology in the Middle East.
