New York Judaica Sale Dec 17
Published November 27th, 2008
On December 17, 2008 Sotheby’s New York will hold its annual sale of Important Judaica, comprising important manuscripts, books, ceremonial metalwork, carpets and textiles, and paintings. Highlights from the sale include an Extraordinary Silver Sabbath Hanging Lamp (est. $600/800,000), a rare set of illustrations by Ze’ev Raban of the Passover Haggadah (est. $180/220,000), a selection of reliefs by the founder of the Bezalel School of Art, Boris Schatz, and important Jewish carpets from the esteemed collection of Anton Felton. The 168 lots included in the sale will be on exhibition alongside important Hebrew manuscripts and rare printed books from the Delmonico Collection of Important Judaica and the annual sale of Israeli and International Art beginning December 11.
