$450,000
Seder Haggadah shel Pesach Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia), copied and illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen, 1735 Provenance: In the top escutcheon that was left empty originally, a later owner added: "This Haggadah belongs to the learned Itsik, son of Abraham Rofe of Lisa (Littau, Czech Litovel), who lives in the town of Hultschin. " A chronogram in the same hand in the lower escutcheon is unclear; a front paper pastedown and the recto and verso of the first flyleaf contain a detailed family register of the Mandowsky family, who owned the manuscript for a number of generations, the dates mentioned ranging from 1835 until 1935; the estate of Dr. Nahum Goldmann. Note: This 1735 Haggadah is an unrecorded manuscript by one of the finest Jewish calligraphers of the 18th century renaissance of Hebrew manuscripts. His earliest recorded manuscript is dated 1720 and his body of work (last recorded manuscript of 1752) includes only 40-50 examples. It is notable that the Haggadah was produced during Aaron Wolf Herlingen's stay in Pressburg, whereas the large majority of his manuscripts were produced in Vienna. We wish to thank Dr. Emile Schrijver for his kind assistance with cataloging the lot. $ Seder Haggadah shel Pesach Contents: Fol. 1r: title page: "Seder Haggadah shel Pesach with nice images, manufactured by the humble Aaron, son of Benjamin Zeev, of blessed memory, Herlingen, who is commonly called Aaron Schreiber (scribe) of Vienna. I copied and illustrated here, i Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-03
