Early Religious & Spiritual Objects - Archives from the Bass Museum

EARLY RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL OBJECTS

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Welcome to our prestigious auction featuring a remarkable collection of early religious and spiritual objects. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of human spirituality as we present an array of artifacts that encapsulate the profound beliefs and rituals of civilizations long past. With each item representing a tangible link to our ancestral connection with the divine, this auction offers a unique opportunity for collectors, enthusiasts, and connoisseurs alike to acquire pieces of sacred history.

Join us at this awe-inspiring auction as we pay homage to the ancient spiritual traditions that have shaped humanity's journey. Delve into the mystical past and

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acquire these extraordinary artifacts, which have withstood the test of time and carry within them the essence of early religious and spiritual devotion. Bidders will have the privilege of becoming collectors of these precious treasures, ensuring their preservation for future generations to marvel at.

Catholic Vestments and Veils - Early Catholic and Judaic Bibles - Works on Paper - Tapestry

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ATTR. PIER FRANCESCO MOLA (ITALIAN, 1612-1666) OIL PAINTING

Painting on canvas of Saint Bertholdus.

Starting Bid: $500

Est: $5000 - $8000

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Dimensions: 45” x 33.5”

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $200 - $800

F SILBER DRUCK V VERLAG (GERMAN) MIXED MEDIA, ST JOHANNA

Housed in wooden frame. Print decorated with embellishments applied to paper.

Depicts saint with crown and dressed in ornate cape. Gilt accents. Sight size: 11.75

in. L x 14.5 in. H. Frame size: 12.75 in. L x 15.75 in. H x 0.75 in. Depth.

FRAMED PRINT ON METAL, OUR LADY OF LOURDES Depicts the apparition of the Virgin Mary in white robes and

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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with Bernadette

halo

Soubirous kneeling in prayer. Frame size: 23.25 in. L x 29.5 in. H x 2 in. Depth. Sight

size: 16.75 in. L x 23 in. H.

GICLEE PAINTING ON CANVAS, MADONNA AND CHILD

Housed

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

in a gilded carved wooden frame. Depicts the Virgin Mary and the Christ

Child. Frame size: 17in W x 21in H x 2in D. Sight size: 11in W x 15in H.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $50 - $200

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Artist: Ismael Saincilus

Issued: c. 1983

ISMAEL SAINCILUS (HAITIAN, 1940-2000) OIL PAINTING, MADONNA AND CHILD WITH VEVES, SIGNED Oil painting on wood board depicting a Madonna and Child. Artist signed lower right.

Dimensions: 10”L x 15”H

ANTIQUE ORIGINAL WATER COLOR OF AN AUGUSTINIAN Lovely piece of religious art , Roman Catholic woman whose constitutions are based on the Rule of St. Augustine.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Issued: Early 1900’s

Dimensions: 3”W x 4.5”H

OTTO ROBERT NOWAK (AUSTRIAN, 1874-1945), OIL ON CANVAS

Exceptional oil on canvas painting in quintessential turn-of- the Century Art Nouveau style. It represents the Virgin Mary holding Jesus and surrounded by two androgenous angels. Baby Jesus sits on her lap blessing the viewer with one hand raised as his mother looks down at

Starting Bid: $200

Est: $2000 - $3000

the crown of thorn by her feet. On each side of Mary’s stone throne, natural vistas with mounts in the distance are reminders of Golgotha where Jesus will be crucified. Otto Nowak painted this religious scene for the house of Art Nouveau architect Maximillian Hegele. Housed in the original custom made iron frame that includes two brackets used to hang in its first space.

Painted on the lower left side: “Herr, Frau, Architekt, Max Hegele, Zur vermahlung, Gewidmet, Otto Nowak, 1902” (Dedicated to M. and Mrs. Max Hegele, Architect for their wedding.) Artwork size: 58”L x 40”H.

Frame size: 60”L x 41.50”H x 1.10” W.

Artist: Otto Robert Nowak

Issued: 1902

FRAMED GILT METAL ICON, MARY WITH JESUS

Housed in wooden frame. Ornately decorated metal on print. Depicting Mary

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

holding the baby Jesus in her arm. Sight size: 8.75 in. L x 10.25 in. H. Frame size: 9.75 in. L x 11.25 in. L x 1.5 in. Depth.

OIL

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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PAINTING ON CANVAS OF JESUS

Housed in a gilded carved wooden frame with a burgundy velvet mat. Depicts Jesus

Christ wearing the crown of thorns. Frame size: 14.75in W x 17.75in H x 1.75in D. Sight size: 8.25in W x 11.25in H.

ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ICON, OIL PAINTING ON WOOD OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

A Christian icon of Christ painted on a wooden board. Sight size: 10in W x 13in H x 1.25in D.

RELIGIOUS MONOCHROME PRINT, JESUS CHRIST SAVIOR

This large monochrome print represents Jesus Christ with his left hand touching his

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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bleeding heart and his right hand with the sign of the stigmata in full view. Frame size: 18.50”L x 22.75”H x 0.55’W. Image size: 15.50”W x 19.50”H.

Issued: c. 1950

RELIGIOUS MONOCHROME PRINT, SACRED HEART OF MARY

Large framed monochrome print representing Mary, Mother of Jesus

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

pointing her left finger to Heaven and her right hand toward her sacred heart that is pierced by a dagger. Frame size: 18.50”L x 22.75”H x 0.55’W. Image size: 15.50”W x 19.50”H.

Issued: c. 1950

ORIGINAL CABINET CARD OF EDUARD MORIKE

Portrait of Edward Morike, a 19th century German Lutheran pastor, theologian , and a poet who wrote “Elfenlied” (Elf Song) that was adapted by Hugo Wolf. Gold gilt edges around card.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Issued: 19th c.

Dimensions: 4.25”W x 6.5”H

ETCHING, THE APSE OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, SIGNED

Etching of Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris with the apse view from the Seine River

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

. This lesser-known angle emphasizes the flying buttresses and the side that French architect Viollet-Le-Duc restored and modified in the 19th century, Etched on lower center: “Notre-Dame de Paris.”

Pencil signature on lower right: L. Salles (?) Sight size: 7.80”L x 9.60”H. Frame size: 11.10”L x 14.20”H x 0.40”W.

Issued: c. 1980

VINTAGE POSTER, MASSACRE

OF

CATHOLICS BY COSSACKS

Dedicated to Catholics’ Massacre by the Cossacks in the church at Kroziu on 22 November 1893.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Residents of the Lithuanian city of Kroziu, which was part of the Russian Empire in 1893, protested against the Roman Catholic Benedictine convent’s closure. Russian Governor Klingenberg decided to suppress the discontent with the invasion of 300 Cossacks, who killed and maimed many innocent

Lithuanian people. Artist unknown. Water damage and tearing. #poster #art #lithuania #massacre

Issued: c. 1940

Dimensions: 15”W x 20”H

GERMAN CERTIFICATE OF COMMUNION, COLOR LITHOGRAPH

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

This color lithograph of a German Certificate of Communion for Bernhard Sietmann is enhanced with gold leaf and includes lunettes with God, angels, and Catholic Saints. Written in Gothic style. On lower right: Weber & Decker Lith. Co. Sight size: 6”L x 9”H. Frame size: 9.50”L x 11.40”H x 1.20”W.

Issued: 1867

VICTORIAN HOLY BIBLE DATED 1887

Old and New Testaments enveloped in an ornately gilt embossed front and back and spine, translated out of the

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

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original tongues, with Crudens complete concordance and many other important and useful aids to the study of holy scriptures. Many exquisite fine and colored prints throughout. 897pages.

Issued: 1887

Dimensions: 10.5”L x 4”W x 12.5”H

ANTIQUE HARDCOVER SCHOOL AND HOME BIBLE

German school and home bible by Dr. Jakob Auerbach; Fraktur font text with 285 pages. Former owner signature Richard Ebel inside cover.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Issued: 1919

Dimensions: 8.75”L x 6”W x 1.25”H

ANTIQUE LEATHERBOUND BOOK, MEMOIR OF SAMUEL JOHN MILLS A biographical refrence about the late 18th American preacher, and his missionaries. Depth: 0.75in. 259 pages.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Artist: Gardiner Spring, D.D.

Issued: 1829

Dimensions: 6”L x 4”W

HARDCOVER BOOK, MARRIAGE AND MORALS

Written by Bertrand Russell this 320 page publication includes chapters such as, Why

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

a sexual ethic is necessary, Phallic worship, asceticism and sin, Christian ethics, The liberation of women, and The place of sex among human values.

Issued: 1929

Dimensions: 5.75”L x 1.5”W x 8.25”H

4PC ANTIQUE THE MODERN LIBRARY OF THE WORLD’S BEST BOOKS

The Varieties of Religious Experience, Up Stream, The Life of Jesus, and Selected

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Papers of Bertrand Russell. The Varieties of Religious Experience: William James; 1902; 1in x 4.5in x 6.75in. Up Stream an American Chronical: Ludwig Lewisohn; 1926; 0.75in x 4.5in x 6.75in. The Life of

Jesus: Ernest Renan; 1927; 0.75in x 4.5in x 6.75in. Selected Papers of Bertrand Russell: Bertrand Russell; 1927; 0.75in x 4.5in x 6.75in.

VINTAGE CHILDS GAME, GRANDMA’S BIBLE QUESTIONS

96 flash cards and answer book included.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Issued: 1887

Dimensions: 4.5”L x 6”H

10PC RELIGIOUS PRAYER CARDS AND SPIRITUAL MEMENTOS

Special keepsakes featuring saints and holy messages of inspiration and faith.

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

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All cards

housed in one clear protective sleeve. Largest measures 4.25”L x 2.5”W.

VALENTI AND CO SILVER PLATED MINIATURE ICON, MARY WITH JESUS

Beautiful depiction of Mary holding the sleeping baby Jesus in her arms. Attached to metal removable stand. Marked

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

‘Lam Ag’. Valenti and Co backstamp.

Dimensions with stand: 1.5 in. L x 0.7 in. W x 2 in. H. Dimensions without stand: 1.5 in. L x 2 in. H.

Dimensions: 1.5”L x 2”H

Depicts Jesus Christ upon the cross with ‘INRI’ banner to top. Attached to footed base.

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

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Dimensions: 4.75”L x 2”W x 13.75”H

RESIN STANDING CRUCIFIX

Depicts Jesus Christ upon the cross. States ‘Et Amor Misericordioso’ to base that is

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

decorated with crown and open book. Factory sticker to base.

Dimensions: 6”L x 1.5”W x 10.5”H

WOOD AND METAL WALL CRUCIFIX

Depicts Jesus Christ in metal upon a layered wooden cross.

Starting Bid: $5

Est: $10 - $200

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Dimensions: 6”L x 1.25”W x 8.75”H

OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE ANGEL OF PORTUGAL STATUE

Painstakingly hand carved and painted wooden statue of The Virgin Mary during the apparitions in Fatima Portugal, 1917. Bringing a warning and message to achieve peace, this gorgeously realistic statue is depicted standing on a cloud,

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2000

revealing Her Immaculate Heart, surrounded by thorns, that represented God’s outrage at the sins of humanity. Her meticulous detail shows the exquisite craftsmanship and the ethereal light of God through her hands, her radiant robes, her glass eyes, and the bejeweled crown that adorns her head. She is complete with a stunning motherof-pearl Rosary, as she reminds her witnesses

of the gravity of sin and the efficacy of the daily recitation of the Rosary. Created at a height to be worshipped in Church or for a town center, this piece of art is splendid in its beauty and message.

Artist: Jose S. Fontes

Issued: 1977

Dimensions: 16”L x 16”W x 52”H

ROYAL DOULTON PRINKNASH FIGURINE, VIRGIN MARY AND JESUS

Vintage, very rare matte figurine, featuring Virgin Mary standing while holding baby

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

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Jesus. Produced by Doulton on behalf of the Benedictine Monks of Prinknash Priory, Gloucestershire until 1945. Stamped DOULTON PAX with Keys mark to base.

Dimensions: 2.5”

Artist: Vasco Prado

Issued: late 20th century

Dimensions: 4”L x 6”W x 19”H

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $50 - $200

VASCO PRADO (BRAZILIAN, 1914-1998) BRONZE SCULPTURE MADONNA AND CHILD ON BASE Bronze sculpture with green patina of Madonna and child mounted on square wooden base. Symbol and numbered 163/250 (?) to verso.

NACIUS JOSEPH (HAITIAN, B. 1939) WOOD CARVED SCULPTURE, ADAM AND EVE

Wall sculpture depicting Adam and Eve standing under a tree with a serpent entwined. Nacius Joseph was the first Haitian sculptor in wood to be recognized internationally, and remains Haiti’s foremost wood sculptor today.

Artist: Nacius Joseph

Issued: 20th century

Dimensions: 6”L x 3”W x 21”H

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $50 - $200

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16TH CENTURY EUROPEAN EMBROIDERED WALL HANGING

Embroidered metal thread

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Saint Lucy and Two Apparels (Sleeve Ban).

Artist: School, Italian

Issued: 16th century

Dimensions: 21.75”L x 30.75”H

on silk and velvet. Composed of Amice with Figure of

17TH CENTURY ITALIAN ECCLESIASTIC CHASUBLE, VIRGIN MARY AND FRANCISCAN SAINTS

Embroidered metal thread on silk and velvet. Embroidered orphreys depicting the Virgin Mary and Franciscan Saints.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: School, Italian

Issued: 17th century

Dimensions: 28.5”W x 45.25”H

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

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18TH CENTURY EMBROIDERED SILK MANTLE FOR A STATUE PERHAPS OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Embroidered metal thread on silk. Silk mantle for a statue perhaps of the Virgin Mary.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: Unknown, Austrian

Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 74”L x 43.5”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT , ALTAR FRONTAL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Embroidery detail

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Production detail on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent

Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 122”L x 32”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, ALTAR FRONTAL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Embroidery detail

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 90.75”L x 29.34”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, ALTAR FRONTAL Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Embroidery detail

Embroidery detail

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 91.25”L x 24.25”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT , CHALICE VEIL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 23.25”W x 23.5”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, CHALICE VEIL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent

Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 23.5”W x 23”H

18TH CENTURY MARIA THERESIA ORNAT VESTMENT, CHALICE VEIL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 23.5”W x 23.5”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 28.75”W x 43”H

Front view of chasuble

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 48”W x 40.75”H

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT ITALIAN CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal thread on silk and satin.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: School, Italian

Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 27.25”W x 41.25”H

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT ITALIAN SILK CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal thread, metal studs and pailettes on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: School, Italian

Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 27.25”W x 42.5”H

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT ITALIAN SILK CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal thread on silk.

Artist: School, Italian

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 27.25”W x 41.5”H

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT ITALIAN SILK CHASUBLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: Unknown, Italian

Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 27.75”W x 41.25”H

Front view of chasuble

Back view of chasuble

Detail of the embroidery on the back

Embroidery detail

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, COPE WITH MORSE

Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen with gold stylized clasps.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Production detail on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 112”L x 52”H

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18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, COPE WITH MORSE

Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Production detail on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent

Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 18”W x 19”H

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18TH CENTURY VESTMENT ITALIAN COPE

Embroidered metal thread on silk and velvet.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Production detail on the back

Artist: School, Italian

Issued: 18th century

Dimensions: 122.75”L x 54.75”W

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18TH CENTURY VESTMENT MARIA THERESIA ORNAT, COPE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Production detail on the back

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 115.5”L x 55.75”W

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18TH CENTURY VESTMENT MARIA THERESIA ORNAT, COPE HOOD

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Production detail on the back

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 22.25”W x 22.25”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, DALMATIC

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 41.5”W x 41.25”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, DALMATIC

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 40.75”W x 41”H

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT MARIA THERESIA ORNAT, DALMATIC

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 41”W x 48”H

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT MARIA THERESIA ORNAT, DALMATIC

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 47.25”W x 40”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, BURSE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 9.75”L x 9.5”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, BURSE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 9.75”L x 9.5”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, GREMIAL

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 25”W x 31.5”H

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, STOLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 89.5”L x 7.75”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, STOLE

Embroidered metal thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, STOLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 89.5”L x 8.25”W

18TH CENTURY VESTMENT MARIA THERESIA ORNAT, STOLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 82.5”L x 8.5”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT , MANIPLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 33”L x 9”W

18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT , MANIPLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 32.75”L x 8.5”W

18TH CENTURY MARIA THERESIA ORNAT VESTMENT, MANIPLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: School, Austrian (Viennese)

Issued: 1773

Dimensions: 35.25”L x 9”W

3PC 18TH CENTURY ROSEORNAT VESTMENT, MANIPLE

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk lame and linen.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Detail of the embroidery on the back

Artist: Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Issued: c. 1700

Dimensions: 32”L x 8.25”W

Embroidery detail

19TH CENTURY VESTMENT EMBROIDERED SILK COPE AND SHIELD

Embroidered metal and colored thread on silk.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

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Production detail on the back

Artist: School, German

Issued: 19th century

Dimensions: 113”L x 52.75”W

19TH CENTURY TURKISH VESTMENT WITH HEADPIECE

Embroidered gold metal thread on deep red velvet.

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2500

Front view of vestment

Back view of vestment

Detail of the embroided headpiece

Artist: Unknown, Turkish (Circassian)

Issued: 19th century

Dimensions: 23”W x 50”H

KENNETH TREISTER (AMERICAN, B.1930) BRONZE JUDAICA SCULPTURE

Titled ‘Aliyah Warsaw Ghetto’. Limited edition 197/500. Dated August 1969.

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

stand is 8”L x 5”W x 4.5”H. Treister is best known for the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, FL.

Comes with original acrylic display stand. Sculpture measures 7”L x 4.5”H x 1”W,

JUDAICA ISRAEL SILVER AND GOLD TONE METAL HANUKKAH MENORAH

Two-tone metal menorah.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Dimensions: 9.75”L x 2”W x 6.75”H

BRONZE MEDALLION, PRIME MINISTERS MISSION, ROSH-HA AYIN Judaica medallion with raised design of houses and a fountain within a pyramid topped with wings and inscriptions in Hebrew.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Issued: 1988

Dimensions: 2.5”Dia.

VINTAGE BRONZE DECORATIVE PLATE, STAR OF DAVID Bronze decorative plate with foliage and Star of David engraved motif.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Dimensions: 0.75”H x 17” dia.

VINTAGE JUDAICA BRASS EMBOSSED WALL ART

Concave has water design with center art of man. PAL (?) backstamp.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Dimensions: 2.25”H x 13”dia.

D. GINSBERG, ORIGINAL OIL, PORTRAIT OF A RABBI CUTTING BREAD

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Large oil on board painting of an old rabbi looking intently at the piece of bread he is slicing. D. Ginsberg painted this close-up portrait in an early Impressionist style with blues and ocher with a soft natural light bathing the spiritual leader. Signed and dated lower right: D. Ginsberg, 75. Frame

size: 20.25”L x 26.25”H x 1”W. Artwork

Dimensions: 17.10”W x 23”H.

Artist: D. Ginsberg

Issued: 1975

JUDAICA, MILITARY POSTCARD, HAPPY NEW YEAR

Judaica postcard provided by the United Service Organization, Military organization that aided military men and women and their families while in uniform. Unused.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Issued: Post 1941

Dimensions: 5.5”W x 3.25”H

JUDAICA, MILITARY POSTCARD, PURIM GREETINGS

Judaica postcard provided by the United Service Organization, Military organization that aided military men and women and their families while in uniform. Unused.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Issued: Post 1941

Dimensions: 5.25”L x 3.25”H

19TH CENTURY MINIATURE HEBREW BIBLE

A travel pocket size Hebrew Bible with a handmade tan cloth cover.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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Issued: c. 1880

Dimensions: 2.5”L x 1.5”W x 3”H

RARE 18TH CENTURY HARDCOVER BOOK, DIE ALTEN JUDISCHEN HEILIGTHUMER

The Ancient Jewish Sanctuaries, Worships, and Customs, Put to the Eye, in a Detailed

Starting Bid: $80

Est: $800 - $2000

Description of the Whole Levitical Priesthood. Over a thousand pages of scriptures.

Artist: Johannem Lundium

Issued: 1722

Dimensions: 14”L x 9”W x 4”H

WORLD WAR II PRAYER BOOK FOR JEWS IN THE ARMED FORCES

A moving piece of American military history with thin tan hardcover; text written

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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in English and Hebrew. Abridged. From the preface: “May this prayer book, small enough in size to be carried in a pocket over the heart, bear the spiritual message of Israel’s ancient prayers to the heart of

the American Jewish soldiers...” Total pages: 142.

Issued: 1941

Dimensions: 5.25”L x 3.25”W x 0.5”H

JUDAICA VINTAGE POCKET DIARY, JEWISH NATIONAL FUND

Unused small paperback diary including economic, population statistics and top contributors of the Jewish National Fund. Issued: 1959

Dimensions: 2.75”L4.25”H

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

HARDCOVER BOOK, ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF JUDAICA

One-volume reference book covering all topics of Jewish interest from antiquity to

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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the present day. Illustrations, maps, lists, charts and photo images. 673 pages.

Artist: Edited by Geoffrey Wigoder

Issued: 1974

Dimensions: 11.25”L x 8.75”W x 1.75”H

AUTOGRAPHED HARDCOVER BOOK, THE IMPATIENT SAGES: A LEGEND Judaica story, rabbis storm the gates of heaven and demand the Messiah be sent.

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

Artist:

Issued: 1948

Dimensions: 9.75”L x 6.75”W x 0.5”H

Signed by Samuel Lewin. Translated by Jeremiah Lewin. Some illustrations. 79 pages.

Samuel Lewin

BINDER OF AMRAN EBGI REFERENCE OF ALL HIS WORKS AND MORE

A notebook believed to be owned by Ebgi himself. It includes an article written by Manhattan Arts/ March-April 1990, newspaper article when American Jewish leaders presented a signed etching by Amran Ebgi to President and Mrs George Bush. Notebook also includes all his works, descriptions, titles, sizes and stories behind them. He also was one of the few still

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

making Ketubot (marriage contract) that would sometimes take him three months to make. In this book is a an information sheet where he collected all the information need to complete one. Ebgi’s etchings have been featured on the cover of the Washington Post. world of Art, Israel, The Miami Herald, and Decor magazine, as well as holiday cards published by UNICEF and Hallmark. His work has also made it to the home of President George Bush. Ebgi has been

called a visionary whose imagination combines warmth, sensitivity, and light which gives the complexities of life a subtle structure. If art has the power to bring smiles of joy to individuals and peace amongst nations, then Ebgi is the artist to accomplish that great task. Binder contains around a hundred images.

Artist: Amram Ebgi

Issued: 1990’s

Dimensions: 12”L x 2.5”W x 12”H

CHRIS RIGGS MODERN ABSTRACT IMPASTO OIL PAINTING

High relief center with Hindu gods and symbols. Artist signed lower right.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $200 - $800

Artist: Chris Riggs

Issued: 20th c.

Dimensions: 41”L x 31”W

VINTAGE HINDU OIL PAINTING ON FABRIC MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

Very detailed painting depicting various Hindu Gods. Measures 31” x 18.5” including frame, 20” x 14” image only.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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VINTAGE HINDU OIL PAINTING ON FABRIC MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

Very

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

various

detailed painting depicting

Hindu Gods. Measures 25” x 16.5” including frame, 16” x 12” image only.

THAI ARTWORK ON SILK, HINDU GODS

Beautiful gold tone artwork. Very detailed ornaments. Measures 26.5” x 23.5”

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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including frame.

THAI ARTWORK ON SILK, HINDU WARRIORS

Beautiful gold and turquoise colors. Very detailed ornaments. Measures 26.5” x

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

23.5” including frame.

VINTAGE PAINTING ON SILK, MUGHAL KING WITH HIS CONVOY

an empire that once ruled northern India.

22”H x 1.25”D.

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

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Housed in a gilt and gray wooden frame with a black mat. Depicts a royal parade of

Frame size: 31.5”L x

Sight size: 23.5”L x 14”H.

VINTAGE PAINTING ON SILK, THAI TEMPLE HORSES

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

Housed in a golden metal frame with light gray mat. Depicts three white horses adorn

with gilt ornate saddles. Frame size: 27.5”L x 22.5”H x 1”D. Sight size: 20”L x 15”H.

VINTAGE HINDU PAINTING ON PAPER OF THE DEITY GANESHA

Housed

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

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intricate illustration

the

in gilt metal frame with an elaborate blue and gold silk mat. Depicts

an

of

Hindu pantheon of new beginnings, wisdom, and luck. Frame size: 25”W x 41”H x 1.75”D. Sight size: 18.25”W x 24”H.

PAIR OF VINTAGE ARTIST SIGNED HINDU OIL PAINTINGS ON FABRIC

Very detailed paintings depicting various Hindu Gods and Mythological Characters. Signed lower right MG MYA. Each one measures 19.5” x 15.5” including frame, 13” x 10” image only.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

LARGE HAND-EMBROIDERED KALAGA FRAMED WALL TAPESTRY

Elaborately embroidered wall tapestry featuring multiple people. Figures are padded and appear as relief. Embroidered with sequence, beads, and string. Measures 65” x 20.5” including frame.

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

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LARGE HAND-EMBROIDERED KALAGA FRAMED WALL TAPESTRY

Elaborately embroidered wall tapestry featuring multiple people. Figures are padded and appear as relief. Embroidered with sequence, beads, and string. Measures 81” x 28.5” including frame.

Starting Bid: $20

Est: $200 - $800

HAND-EMBROIDERED KALAGA WALL TAPESTRY

Elaborately embroidered wall tapestry featuring a pair of warriors charging on

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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horse and elephant drawn chariots with swords drawn. Figures are padded and appear as reliefs. Embroidered with sequence, beads, and string. Wood frame.

Dimensions: 58”L x 29.5”W x 0.75”H

BURMESE EMBROIDERED KALAGA TAPESTRY, ELEPHANT/HORSE RIDERS

Vintage tapestry of two riders with hanging loops at top. One is on horseback and the

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

other on an elephant. Eight birds featured. Heavily embroidered appliqué tapestry of sequins, glass beads and silver/gold woven cord on a silk and cotton background.

Dimensions: 54”L x 38”W

BURMESE EMBROIDERED KALAGA TAPESTRY, VARIOUS CHARACTERS

Vintage tapestry of various villagers, hanging loops at top. Sixteen people featured. Heavily embroidered appliqué tapestry of sequins, glass beads and silver/ gold woven cord on a silk and cotton background.

Dimensions: 50.5”L x 36.5”W

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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HAND-EMBROIDERED KALAGA FRAMED WALL TAPESTRY

Elaborately embroidered wall tapestry featuring a dancing couple. Figures are

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

padded and appear as relief. Embroidered with sequence, beads, and string. Measures 20.5” x 20” including frame.

3PC MAUNG MYA, ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS, BURMESE IMAGES

Colorful painted images on fabric. Artist signed lower right. Half-man/half-bird surrounded by foliage; sight size 16”L x 20”H. Six dancers in various poses; sight size 14.25”L x 9.75”H. Man carrying three people; sight size 9.75”L x 14”H. Monica Mya Maung was an English-born woman of colonial Burma who was known as the savior of

Burmese history. In 1979, she was a recipient of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Issued: 20th c.

Starting Bid: $10

Est: $10 - $200

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ATTR. PIER FRANCESCO MOLA (ITALIAN, 1612-1666) OIL PAINTING

Painting on canvas of Saint Bertholdus.

Starting Bid: $500

Est: $5000 - $8000

Dimensions: 45” x 33.5”