Auction 50 Mi'Dor L'Dor - MDLD Auction House: Celebrating 50 auctions! with Part II of Chaim Weizmann's family's estate and another private art collection.

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Feb 20, 2023
Achuza 68, Raanana, Israel
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Sold for: $60
LOT 48: Egyption onyx vase with cover. 34cm height. Weight: 2kilo In very good condition.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $100
LOT 48.5: Rare Weizmann family photograph including Dr. Chaim Weizmann, his parents (R' Oizer Weizmann and Rachel Leah), his sisters Masha, Chana, Chaya, Miriam and Mina. What is particularly fascinating is the formality/informality of the photo. The photograph was taken outdoors, behind a naturally set ...
Start price:
$ 100
LOT 49: Vessel/vase made of olive wood with a lot of hand engraving. At center is an engraved Star of David. Israel, 1960's. Purchase tax sticker on bottom. 23cm height; diameter 14cm. In good condition.
Start price:
$ 60
Sold for: $100
LOT 50: Phoenix bird sculpture made of serpentine from China. Birds and floral motif. On decorative wooden base. 23cm height x 12cm width of base.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $50
LOT 51: Large and original photograph of all of the Weizmann boys (brothers and brothers-in-law). End of the 19th century. 26cm x 32cm. In good condition.
Start price:
$ 50
LOT 52: Russian Lacquer art: Papier-mâché box, hand painted and signed by Alexander Smirnov (of Kholui). 11cm width x 4.5cm height x 8cm depth. . The well-known Kholui artist Alexander Smirnov is the artist who painted the humorous scene on this box. It shows a wife who urges her husband to go home. She ...
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $130
LOT 53: Antique Russian silver cup holder, marked 84. From 1889. On silver stand/saucer that is also marked 84 silver. Weight: 153g. 10cm height x 10cm width (including handle) x 9cm diameter of saucer. Other than some small dents, in good condition. The cup holder is monogrammed.
Start price:
$ 130
Sold for: $35
LOT 53.5: Art Nouveau silver napkin ring, 84 Russian empire silver. With monogram. Weight: 44.71g. 4.5cm diameter x4.7cm height.
Start price:
$ 35
Sold for: $140
LOT 54: Antique Russian silver salt dish. 84 silver. With embossment details. Stands on three decorated lion's feet legs. With miniature spoon, marked 84 silver. Weight: 107g. 8cm diameter x 3.5cm height. In good condition.
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $200
LOT 55: Imperial Russian silver bowl with handle. With embossment. Stands on base. Marked 1873, marked by artist and marked by the Russian silver standard. 21cm height x 27cm width x 21cm depth. Weight: 530g. In good condition. Silver 84.
Start price:
$ 300
Sold for: $60
LOT 56: Imperial Russian silver spoon. 84 silver, from 1858. With maker's mark. Weight: 67g. 21cm length. In good condition. Has empty space for future monogram or inscription.
Start price:
$ 35
LOT 57: Imperial Russian Pavel Bure antique pocket watch. 1880-1890. Marked 84 silver. Three covers. With key. Engraved on the back Pavel Bure Supplier of the Imperial Court (in Russian). Weight: 98g. 50mm diameter; 16mm width. Enamel face a bit damaged and glass is missing. In new, high quality box. ...
Start price:
$ 120
Sold for: $25
LOT 58: Shana Tova card: Dr. Chaim Weizmann sworn into presidency in 1949. Bottom left: "HaShavua HaGedula Ben Ha'am V'Nesio". On back handwritten inscription. Including a card with the portrait of Chaim Weizmann.
Start price:
$ 25
Sold for: $100
LOT 59: Antique Russian silver salt dish, 84 silver. With monogram and engraving. Stands on three legs. Weight: 71g. 7cm diameter x 5cm height. Marked. In good condition.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $30
LOT 59.1: Silver napkin ring, 84 Imperial Russia silver. Master "BP". Engraved initials and date (1912). Weight: 37.54g 4.5cm diameter x 4cm height
Start price:
$ 30
Sold for: $160
LOT 59.5: Art Nouveau antique silver serving fork and spoon with beautiful lily motif. America, end of 19th century. Marked sterling. Weight: 254g. 25cm length x 6cm width.
Start price:
$ 130
Sold for: $50
LOT 60: A pair of antique 19th century silver spoons with monogram. Maker Carl Ludwig Kafemann. 750 silver. Collective weight: 110g. 24cm length. 4.5cm width. Marked and in good condition.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $160
LOT 61: Art Nouveau antique clock made of this iron, brass face with gothic numbers and enamel embellishments. 38cm height x 26cm width x 12cm depth. Not in working condition. We are including a Sotheby's catalog from 1993 as a gift.
Start price:
$ 120
LOT 62: Newspaper, HaMishmar: "Professor Chaim Weizmann President of the State of Israel". 17/2/1949. Newspaper edition declaring Weizmann's election to Israel's first President. 43cm x 57cm. Four pages. Overall good condition. Age discoloration and some tears at fold were taped.
Start price:
$ 30
Sold for: $70
LOT 63: Alexander Baerwald, David's Tower, Jerusalem. Lithograph 2/10, 1926. 35cm x 22cm. Framed: 46.5cm x 32cm.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $450
LOT 64: WMF - Art Nouveau large tray made of pewter with classic ivy motif. 72cm width x 46cm length x 9cm height. As a gift, we are including a Sotheby's catalog with items from the same era and style. Sotheby's Catalog: Decorative Arts and Design from 1870. London, 1996.
Start price:
$ 180
LOT 65: Photograph of Chaya Weizmann-Lichtenstein teaching at a sewing class at the Herzliya Gymnasium. 1925.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $160
LOT 66: Photo album consisting of photographs from the making of the film "Judith". Israel, 1964. 24 photographs from the set of "Judith" in Israel, starring Sophia Loren. The photographs are not glued! This collection includes photos of Loren throughout filming, in costume, along with the other ...
Start price:
$ 250
Sold for: $50
LOT 67: The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Volume III: Furniture. By Alastair Duncan. 575 pages. Hard Cover. 1996, reprinted in 2000. Printed in England on Consort Royal Satin paper from Donside Mills, Aberdeen, Scotland, by the Antique Collectors' Club Limited, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $65
LOT 68: 18k gold charm, with cameo. Marked 750. 2.5cm x 1.2cm. Cumulative weight: .76g.
Start price:
$ 40
Sold for: $180
LOT 69: John Grey & Sons Alto saxophone made of copper with hand engraved floral motif and maker's writing. 70cm length. Working condition unknown.
Start price:
$ 90
Sold for: $140
LOT 70: Underwood & Underwood: Full set of 27 stereo cards with images of Jerusalem and a stereoscope. + full set of 84 stereo cards of the Near East including 7 cards of Jews in Iraq. Underwood & Underwood. Early 20th century. Images are of sites and views of Jerusalem from around 1896-1901 and come ...
Start price:
$ 120
Sold for: $1,500
LOT 71: Fascinating collection of sketches/blueprints of the Palace hotel (now Waldorf Astoria) in Jerusalem, 1927. From the Weizmann estate; belonged to Tuvia Dunia, the Jewish builder and brother in law of Dr. Chaim Weizmann.. The Palace hotel was built in 1928-29. "The Palace Hotel was built in ...
Start price:
$ 250
Sold for: $750
LOT 72: Photo album with photographs documenting the construction of the Palace hotel, in Jerusalem, in 1928-9. 7 photographs 11.5 x 17cm and 2 photographs 5 x 8cm. Some of the photographs with tears, folds or damage. Included are 6 photographs from a tiyul in Ein Karem in 1927.
Start price:
$ 150
Sold for: $160
LOT 73: Antique Art Nouveau clock made of heavy iron (2387g) with enamel. 8 day mechanical movement. 28cm height x 16cm width x 9cm depth. Not in working condition. We are including as a gift a Sotheby's catalog from 1992.
Start price:
$ 100
Sold for: $250
LOT 74: Sheffield art deco coffee and tea set, silver plated. Coffee pitcher: 20cm height. Tea pot: 16cm height. Creamer: 10cm height. Sugar bowl: 11cm height. As a gift we are including a Sotheby's catalog from 2002.
Start price:
$ 70
Sold for: $100
LOT 75: Incredible Capodimonte centerpiece, made in Italy. Rennaissance style with angels. Intricate and elaborate imagery and embellishments. Signed. Italy, 19th century. 22cm height x 47cm length. In very good condition.
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $80
LOT 76: Picture of Hanna Rovina from her performance in Keter David. HaBima, 1929. 14cm x 21cm.
Start price:
$ 70
LOT 77: Framed poster of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first President of the State of Israel. Moshe Halutz publishing. 1950's. Framed and in matte glass. Measurements: 24cm width x 32cm length. Framed: 46cm width x 56cm length.
Start price:
$ 30
Sold for: $40
LOT 78: Collection of crystal bells, one is by Wedgwood (England), one from Czechoslovakia and one from Italy (RCR). 10-20cm height. Good conditions.
Start price:
$ 40
LOT 79: Wooden inlaid artwork by Notturno Intarsio. Italy. 24cm width x 19cm length. Hook on back for hanging. Small (2cm) scratch. Otherwise in good condition.
Start price:
$ 25
Sold for: $30
LOT 80: Antique Chinese napkin holder made of silver. By artist Kwan Wo. China, beginning of 20th century. Bamboo motif. Empty place for monogram or inscription. Weight: 31.48g. 4.5cm diameter; 3cm height.
Start price:
$ 30
Sold for: $95
LOT 81: Antique Lawrence Emanuel sterling silver nurses belt buckle. England, circa 1890. 925 silver. 12.5cm width x 4.7cm length. Weight: 51g.
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $140
LOT 81.5: 13 original cabinet cards of Dr. Chaim Weizmann's siblings. Shmuel, Pavel, Miriam x2, Fievel, Yechiel x2 (father or Ozer Weizmann), Mina, Masha and Chaya and two other photos that are unidentified. End of 19th-early 20th century. Average measurement: 6cm x 11cm.
Start price:
$ 100
Sold for: $120
LOT 82: A pair of painted terra cotta sculptures based on P. Balestra's work. 32cm height. Diameter of bottom: 14cm. Signed. In good condition with a few minor chips. We are including as a gift a Sotheby's catalog from 1989.
Start price:
$ 100
Sold for: $100
LOT 83: Cameo brooch in 14k gold. Marked. Weight: 17.65g. 5.5cm x 4cm. From the Weizmann family.
Start price:
$ 250
LOT 84: Book: Chaim Weizmann on the Hebrew University and an original photograph of Weizmann. Jerusalem, 1945. 45 pages. In good condition.
Start price:
$ 50
Sold for: $80
LOT 85: Antique Meissen porcelain dish/bowl, handpainted. From 1850. Can be used as a cigar ashtray because of the ridges. 21cm diameter; 4cm height. In very good condition.
Start price:
$ 60
Sold for: $350
LOT 86: Art Nouveau clock from early 20th century made of sculpted iron and enamel face. Mechanical movement. Comes with key. 20cm height x 8.5cm width x 4.5cm depth. Not in working condition and requires two new screws in the back and handshaft. We are including, as a gift, a Sotheby's catalog from 1991.
Start price:
$ 100
Sold for: $60
LOT 87: Toledo Damascening pieces: 1. bracelet: 20cm length 2. Miniature fan on stand with 24k gold.: 9.5cm x 5cm height.
Start price:
$ 60
Sold for: $65
LOT 88: Miniature Anframa Damascene Toledo clock from Toledo. With 24k gold and clock is plated with 18k gold. Quartz movement. With new battery. 6cm height x 3.5cm width x 2cm depth.
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $100
LOT 89: Miniature Toledo damascene clock with pillars by Antonio Garcia Escobar. 18k gold plated with 24k gold setting. Quartz movement. With new battery. 5cm height x 5cm width x 2.7cm depth.
Start price:
$ 100
Sold for: $90
LOT 90: Handmade wooden sculpture of Moses/ Moshe holding the two tablets and staff. Circa 1960's. 40cm height. Old crack in the back (refer to pictures).
Start price:
$ 60
Sold for: $200
LOT 91: Licenses and documents for holding a radio from Mandate era 1943 and 1948 + 1949 + 1950 and a vintage tabletop wooden radio by Oreon 222 from the early 1950's. The radio's light goes on but there's no sound. 16cm depth x 30cm width x 23cm height.
Start price:
$ 80
Sold for: $180
LOT 92: Sterescope and set of 100 sterescopic images of Palestine/Eretz Israel from the early 1920's by Keystone company. In original box which is in the design of books. 20 x 10cm images. The sterescope folds up. 30cm length x 16cm width.
Start price:
$ 160
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