Kestenbaum and Company: Auction of Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books & Manuscripts, 117, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 11, 2026 - June 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vital Chaim | Sha’arei Kedushah; Sepher Eilim Letrufah |
Aleppo | 1866 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 2 | Kimchi David | Yoel U’Melachi |
Basle | 1530 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 3 | Arba’ah Ve’Esrim |
Basle | 1536 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 4 | Sepher Tehillim |
Basle | 1556 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 5 | Chamishah Chumshei Torah; Chamesh Megiloth |
Antwerp | 1566 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 6 | Chamishah Chumshei Torah |
Antwerp | 1580-82 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 7 | Chamishah Chumshei Torah |
Frankfurt on der Oder | 1595-6 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 8 | Leusden Johannes | Sepher Tehillim |
London | 1688 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 9 | de Olivera Solomon | Tikun Sopherim; Calendario |
Amsterdam | 1726 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 10 | Heidenheim Wolf | Me’or Einayim; Sabbath Day Prayers |
Rodelheim | 1818-21 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 11 | Heidenheim Wolf | 3 Books, including: Ein HaSofer |
Rodelheim | 1818-21 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 12 | Chamishah Chumshei Torah |
Venice | 1517-18 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 | |
| 13 | Tyrnau Yitzchak | Minhagim |
Amsterdam | 1647 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 14 | Tyrnau Yitzchak | Minhagim mikol Hashanah |
Prague | 1694 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 15 | Tyrnau Yitzchak | Minhagim |
Amsterdam | 1708 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 16 | Birchath Hamazon - Dos Benshen |
Amsterdam | 1722 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 17 | Ginzberg Simon Levi | Minhagim |
Fuerth | 1756 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 18 | Minhagim |
Frankfurt a/Main | 1762 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 19 | Tyrnau Yitchak | Minhagim |
Luneville | 1806 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | Seder Birchath Hamazon U’Keriath Shema |
Jassy | 1843 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 | |
| 21 | 8 Books, including: Sepher Minhagim |
Germany | N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 22 | Shapira Tzvi Elimelech | Bnei Yissaschar |
Zolkiew | 1846; 1848 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 23 | Rabinowicz Shlomo HaKohen | Tifereth Shlomo |
Piotrokov | 1890 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 24 | Alter Avraham Mordechai | Hebrew Broadside issued on the death of Grand Rebbe of Ger |
Tel Aviv | 1948 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 26 | Beilin Eliezer | Sepher Ha’Ibronoth |
Riva di Trento | 1561 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
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