PRIMITIVE WOOD SILVER TORAH YAD POINTER Antique Judaica wood and silver primitive Torah Yad / pointer. Made in the Middle East or North Africa. <P><P>
A little under 10 inches long.<P><P>
Very primitive Yad made of wood, showing signs of very good age. Silver with Yemenite filigree style decoraiton and a coral bead as well as little silver bells that jingle as the Yad moves. Sold to me as 'silver', but I am not sure what the metal is and if silver, not of the highest grade. The tip of the index, pointing finger broke off and has to be restored. Still a very interesting historic item.  

ANTIQUE JUDAICA PEWTER PESACH PLATE ENGRAVED Dated, antique Judaica pewter Pessach (Passover) plate, engraved with animals and Hebrew symbols and letters. Made in Germany and engraved 1908. <P><P>
Measures 11 3/4 inches/ 30cms in diameter. <P><P>
Very old pewter plate, round with ends folded under the rim. The entire surface is engraved with Hebrew letters, symbols and figures relating to Passover: Rachatz, Karpas, Yachatz etc in a ring around the outer border. In slightly smaller letters around the sloping side are the names of the owners: Natan Bar Moshe and the wife, Palcha Bat Avraham. The year is engraved next to the names: Shnat Taf, Resh, Samech, Chet (for 1908). <P><P>
The center of the plate is engraved with a ring of animals/symbols relating to Passover: a lamb, a bird, an egg, a fish. Inscribed Beitza, Melach, Levyatan (what this connection is, we don't know), melach. In the center is a large Star of David with various letters engraved in all parts. I do not know what the significance of these letters are. <P><P>
The back has a number of embossed marks: 3 ovals with the mark used for high quality pewter in Germany since early 18th century: the ore angel, Michael holding a sword in 1 hand and a balance in the other. It appears that there is a leaping deer on one side, but since the marks are not clearly legible, it is not clear. The letters on the top of the mark are illegible, underneath they read ENGLISCHE ZINN (for high quality pewter). Another mark is simply No. 5 and probably relates to the size of the plate. <P><P>
Condition is as one would expect for a plate of this age, with light surface scratches and minor dings, but nothing to distract from the fascinating quality of the item.  

VINTAGE 925 SILVER MATCH BOX COVER - SABBATH Vintage 925 silver match box cover for Sabbath. Made circa 1948-1960, very likely in Israel. <P><P>
Weighs 23grams. Standard matchbox size - 2inches long X 1 1/2 inches wide X a little over 5/8 inches high. <P><P>
Rectangular shape with a raised wishbone-foliage border. Scrolling shaped reserve with repousse flowers and foliage - great detail. An arc of Hebrew letters reads :

Lichvod Shabat Kodesh (For the Holy Sabbath). <P><P>
Engraved mark 925 on the side. <P><P>
Very good condition.
Came from the home of some old Judaica from the beginning of the State of Israel c 1948.  

VINTAGE JUDAICA BEZALEL ST SILVER WINE KIDDUS Vintage sterling silver wine Kiddush goblet. Made in Israel at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, circa 1948-1955. <P><P>
Measures 3 7/8 inches high and weighs 40grams. <P><P>
Classic Arts and Crafts combining the influences of the Yemenite craftsmen and silversmiths and the teachers of the Bauhaus School in Germany.
The vines and vine leaf design incorporates the names Bezalel and Yerushalaim (Jerusalem) as well as the blessing over wine, Borei Pri HaGefen. Silver filigree work

on the base and under the rim is typical of Middle Eastern, especially Yemenite silver craftsmen. Very beautiful both in design and execution. <P><P>
Marked on the base: ISRAEL 925 and 30 in a shield. <P><P>
Very good condition with no dings/dents/damage/restoration.  

ANTIQUE VINTAGE JUDAICA TFILLIN TEFILLIN BOX Vintage early Israel Judaica: Old metal tfillin / tefillin box. Made in Israel, 1950 -60's. <P><P>
Measures 6 1/8 inches in height to the top of the 'gimmel' and almost 5 1/2 inches accross the widest part of the feet. <P><P>
Made of metal, painted turquoise and gold with orange peel textured surface. Stands on 4 legs with scalloped apron joining them below the box itself. A raised

rectangule has embossed YISRAEL written in Hebrew in the middle of the apron. Top of box has frilly gold painted metal decoration with openwork lettering in metal

Yud Gimmel. <br>
The box has a hinged front that swings open and closed. Applied gold metal decoration depicts a youth laying tefillin next to a lecturn, holding a huge book in his

hands, curtains held open on either side. The boy appears to be celebrating his Bar Mitzvah. Below in raised gold letters is the prayer (in Hebrew ) said for

performing this mitzvah. <P><P>
There is some loss to the turquoise paint on the top and a couple of spots on the back, and the gilding on the legs looks a little tired. Otherwise, condition is

very good without dings or damage.  

ANTIQUE .830 SILVER FISH BOX BSAMIM SPICE BOX Antique / vintage .830 silver fish shaped box used for spices. European Judaica. Exact date is unknown and could be anywhere between 19th century and 1950's.
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Measures 6 1/2 inches long. Weighs 72 grams. <P><P>
Beautifully modelled spice box in the shape of a fish. Moulded and engraved detail to scales, fins and face. Set with red eyes. Tail section removes to insert

spices in hollow of body. Little holes in the mouth for fragance to emerge. <P><P>
830 silver standard hallmark on one of the fins. <P><P>
Very good condition.  

ANTIQUE 800 SILVER WINE BOTTLE LABEL JUDAICA Antique .800 silver wine bottle label for Kiddush - Blessing over the wine. European Judaica, made 19th century. <P><P>
Weighs 25 grams. Slightly less than 3 inches high, not including the chain. <P><P>
Arched shape to accommodate form of the bottle. Openwork silver. The bottom in the form of grapes and vine leaves in accordance with the wine theme. Openwork Rococco

scrolls above and below a swag with hand engraved "Yayin L'Kidush " - Hebrew for Wine for the Blessing over WIne. The top has an openwork silver Star of David (Magen

David). Above the swags are a pair of loops that join the label to a silver chain for hanging over the bottle. <P><P>
Engraved hallmark .800. <P><P>
Good condition.  

VINTAGE JUDAICA SILVER SERVING SPOON OPENWORK Vintage Judaica sterling silver serving spoon with openwork / cut out Hebrew letters spelling the word "MAZAL". <P><P>
Measures 8 1/4 inches long and weighs over 2 oz. <P><P>
Beautifully crafted spoon with repoussed scrolls around the arching handle. TIght, very high quality workmanship. THe end of the handle has a moulded fanshaped shell with foliage beneath that and an engraved initial which looks like T or J. <P>
The bowl of the spoon has large Hebrew letters Mem, Zayin and Lamed, spelling out Mazal - Luck in Hebrew. While this spoon comes alone, we are guessing that originally it would have had a partner knife/fork, which might have spelled out TOV. THat is pure conjecture.<P><P>
THe spoon has an unidentified maker's hallmark and the word STERLING on the back. The slight wear of the mark indicates that this is a vintage spoon. <P><P>
Very good condition.  

IMPERL RUSSIAN SILVER JUDAICA SNUFF JEWEL BOX Judaica : Silver snuff / jewelry box made in Imperial Russia, 1897, with Star of David and engraved Hebrew dedication.
Measures 3 1/4 inches long; 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 13/16 inch high. Weighs 143.4g
Rectangular box with long, elegant thumbpiece. Surface has feather / foliate engraved decoration with foliate corners and X's front and back. Good long hinges join lid to bottom.
Bottom of box is marked inside with Russian hallmarks A.C over 1897 ; 84 for Russian silver standard and maker: IP which might be for Fedor Ruckert who worked for Faberge in Moscow.(we are not Russian specialists, so draw your own conclusions). The outside of the lid has a double walled circle with double-walled engraving of a Star of David. Inside, in engraved letters are the words in Hebrew L'ESTHER DAVID ie dedicated to Esther David. While boxes of this shape are normally referred to as snuff boxes, the dedication on the lid, to a woman, indicates that it might have been used for trinkets or jewellery.
Condition is good. Minor signs of age, concommitant with the age of the item, but no damage/restoration.  

VINTAGE BRASS BRONZE SABBATH CANDLESTICKS ISR Vintage brass or bronze patinated candelabrum / candlesticks made to celebrate the Jewish Holidays and Sabbath. Made in israel, around the 1950-60's. <br><br>
Measures a little under 8 1/4 inches high and max width is almost 10 3/4inches.
Made of a patinated brass or bronze - gilded look in parts and a textured, almost stone-like look in others. Unusual hexagonal base - like a double diamond, with embossed Hebrew lettering for Sabbath and Holy Days on each facet. The neck is also very unusual - shaped like a styalised ram's head with a sheath of corn in the center (front and back) and scrolling arms, like the horns of the goat. Falling into the concave center on top of this is a circle with a Star of David in it - in reticulated openwork. Above this is a Crown-like series of arches with the arms of the candlestick in mirror-image C shapes, the actual candle holder in the form of flowers fitting into the v between curves.
No mark/signature to be found. Good condition.


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BRONZE ISRAELI JUDAIC BOOKENDS SHOFAR Vintage Retro Judaica - pair of patinated bronze (possibly brass) bookends, made in Israel by DAYAG, about the 3rd quarter of the 20th century. <br><br>
Measure approx 5 inches high.
Each bookend has a gold-coloured side, tapering slightly towards the top, as does the generally rectangular shape. The front of each bookend has a marbled, malachite looking patina, in mottled green/turquoise. Each one has an applied gold-coloured metal figure of a Cohen or Priest dressed in ancient attire, blowing on the Ram's Horn / Shofar.
Inside of each piece has embossed mark DAYAG MADE IN ISRAEL.
Good condition.
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BRASS HANUKAH LAMP / CHANUKIA W LIONS MENORAH Judaica.
Old Hanukah lamp made of brass. Origin and exact date unknown, but clearly old.
Measures 8 inches accross and just under 7 inches high.
Stands on a base with scalloped apron in front and 4 legs on the sides. 8 candle holders in the front of the base. The backplate consists of a pair of openwork lions on either side of a Menorah in a circle and with a crown between them. Atop the crown is the candle holder for the shamash.
Good condition.  

VINTAGE JUDAICA TABLECLOTH 6 NAPKIN LION BIRD Judaica: Vintage Lion of Judah hand embroidered tablecloth with 6 napkins. Bought in Israel, but probably pre-dates the State (ie Palestine era).
Cloth measures 27 1/2 inches square. Napkins are a little over 8 1/4inches square.
Cloth is a pale cream colour. Embroidery in pale blue. The hand work is extremely fine and of the highest quality. Simple geometric borders and outlines. The cloth has a central square, each side with a blue diamond-shape containing a geometric stylised bird - possibly of Russian / other Eastern European influence. A wider square around this has 4 larger diamond-shapes in blue, each containing a similar bird, even more reminiscent of the Russian eagle above a pair of lions, surrounded by stylised flowers.
The borders and birds are repeated on the 6 napkins.
Good condition with a few tiny negligible brown spots as is to be expected.  

ST SILVER SHABBAT SABBATH LIGHT COVER JUDAICA Sterling silver light switch cover. Bought in Israel about 10 years ago, but not used and mint in box. Made by Hazorfim silver company.
Measures approx 5 X 3 1/2 inches.
Rectangular plaque with sticky attachment at the back to cover light switches on the Sabbath.
Engraved in the center Lichvod Shabbat and with beautiful repousse scrolls and shells forming a frame around the center.
Held within a red wood frame.
A series of tiny numbers engraved next to a lozenge with the sterling silver 925 standard engraved in it. The back has a lovely diamond-shaped plaque attached to it, also in silver, with engraved "Hazorfim since 1952" between scrolls.
New condition.  

JUDAICA PRE1948 TALLIS /TFILLIN BAG PALESTINE Tallis / Tfillin bag, made in Palestine, pre 1948 Israel.
Measures 7 X 9 1/2inches.
Made of silk and lined with cotton. Drawstring top.
The only decoration is a gilt metal Star of David (Magen David). The bag has been used and shows marks of use and even a few patches where the silk has worn. However, it is most interesting from a historical viewpoint of the austerely simple, religious items used in pre State Israel.