47.8 F
New York
Friday, March 29, 2024

325 Year-Old Torah Shield Sells for $62,500 in Cedarhurst

Related Articles

-Advertisement-

Must read

A rare and important parcel gilt Torah shield. Germany, c. 1690/1720. Hand cut lattice work laid on gilded background. Decorated with double headed eagle, portion plaque holder and a crown.

J. Greenstein and Co., dealers of fine antique Judaica and modern Jewish art, hosted their annual Chanukah auction on December 21, 2017. A number of items fetched impressive hammer prices, including a 325 year-old Torah Shield that was sold for $62,500 as well as a Venetian Ketubah that fetched $23,700.

A rare and important parcel gilt Torah shield. Germany, c. 1690/1720. Hand cut lattice work laid on gilded background. Decorated with double headed eagle, portion plaque holder and a crown. Marked f.h. (maker) 10.4” tall. Provenance: parke-bernet, February 14, 1957, lot 129, the collection of Tullio Castelbolognesi and then Sotheby’s, October 10, 1974 lot 25. $62,500

Jonathan Greenstein, president and expert-in-charge at J. Greenstein and Co., was recently featured on Good Day New York with his $1M collection of rare menorahs from Eastern Europe and Israel. He said in a comment, “I’ve auctioned items from the collections of Michael Steinhardt, Sammy Davis Jr, and Alan Dershowitz. I’ve seen some incredibly expensive examples of Jewish art pass through my auction house, but every year it never seems to get old. These objects fascinate me. It’s an honor to find their next home, whether in a museum in New York or a private collector on the other side of the globe.”

An early and large illuminated ketubah. Venice, 1711. The border richly decorated with scrolling designs, birds, flowers, the mazalot, Jonah and the whale, and other period designs. Portion on upper left and smaller portion on upper right now missing. 21.3” x 31.5

An early and large illuminated ketubah. Venice, 1711. The border richly decorated with scrolling designs, birds, flowers, the mazalot, Jonah and the whale, and other period designs. Portion on upper left and smaller portion on upper right now missing. 21.3” x 31.5”. $23,700

A massive sterling silver Passover compendium by Carmel Shabi. Jerusalem, 1994. Octagonal with the order of the seder cut out along sides. With gilded removable dishes for the insertion of the Passover foods. 16” wide. $15,000

A rare and important gilded silver filigree megillah case with original megillah. Ottoman Empire, 19th century. The body made of finely spun gilded filigree wire work. The megillah section encased in original removable cover. Topped by a crown shaped upper portion and coral finial. 15” long. Hand written megillah with exceptional writing and floral decorations. $16,250

A massive sterling silver Passover compendium by Carmel Shabi. Jerusalem, 1994. Octagonal with the order of the seder cut out along sides. With gilded removable dishes for the insertion of the Passover foods. 16” wide

A pair of important gilded silver torah finials. Probably Germany, c. 1800. The base of each is round. Chased with c-scrolls and floral design. Engraved with former owner’s name Yisroel Fine. Upper portion consists of a five ribbed crown enclosing a bell, topped by bud. Engraved with a number 11 and marked with import mark. 7.4” tall. $37,500

About J. Greenstein & Co.

J. Greenstein & Company, Inc., was founded in 2004 by antique Judaica expert Jonathan Greenstein. For over 30 years, since the age of 14, Jonathan has been the “go to guy” when it comes to authenticating antique Judaica. The gallery holds a number of Judaica auctions each year and has collectors, museums and other institutions that purchase these ritual objects to build their collections of Jewish art. J. Greenstein & Company, Inc. Auction house is exceptionally well respected as experts in antique Judaica and Jewish Art.

About Jonathan Greenstein

Greenstein is the founder, president and expert-in-charge at J Greenstein and Company, Inc. in Cedarhurst, New York. It is a boutique auction house that only sells antique Jewish ritual objects also known as Judaica as well as Jewish themed art.

A rare and important gilded silver filigree Megillah case with original Megillah. Ottoman empire, 19th century. The body made of finely spun gilded filigree wire work. The Megillah section encased in original removable cover. Topped by a crown shaped upper portion and coral finial. 15” long. Hand written Megillah with exceptional writing and floral decorations

Jonathan has been featured on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, NBC news with Chuck Scarborough, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s New York Business, The New Yorker, KTLA Television, The Atlanta Commercial Appeal, The Forward, Reform Judaism Magazine, The Observer, Art Market Magazine, The Miami Herald, Long Island Business News, The Jewish Voice, The Jewish Week, The Times of Israel, The American Bar Association Journal, The Jewish Link, Jewish Business News, The Nassau Herald, The Five Towns Jewish Times, The Huffington Post, The Robb Report, The Motley Fool, CBSNY, The Texas Jewish Herald and many others.

His auction house is famous for auctioning Sammy Davis Jr.’s personal menorah, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s piano as well as Professor Alan Dershowitz’s Judaica collection. In addition, during the Madoff scandal, he was made famous for selling Rabbi Alexander Schindler’s Judaica pro-bono for his widow.

He is also a columnist in Hamodia, writes on art and culture for the Algemeiner Journal and is a frequent guest on Fox Business News with Stuart Varney

Edited by: JV Staff

 

 

balance of natureDonate

Latest article

- Advertisement -