Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica

Four Seals – Institutions in Jerusalem and Jaffa, 19th-20th Centuries

Opening: $600
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
Four institutional seals from Jerusalem and Jaffa, mid-19th to early 20th centuries:

1. Seal of Chavrat Ohavei Tzion. Jerusalem, ca. mid-19th century. Brass, cast and engraved.
Round seal, depicting a panoramic view of Jerusalem in the center, surrounded by various biblical verses. Inscription in Hebrew: "Seal of the Ohavei Tzion Society, Ashkenazi immigrants, for building a house of prayer, shelters for the poor, and a guesthouse amidst the ruins of the Holy Mount Zion…". German inscription around the border: "Siegel d. Israe. Comitee zum Aufbau Ju. Bethaus Wohnstatten u. Pilgerhaus auf d. Ruinen d. h. Berge Zion".
Diameter: 5 cm. Knob on reverse for attaching handle.

2. Seal of Kollel Perushim. Jerusalem, 19th century. Brass, cast and engraved.
Round seal. In the center, the Western Wall, with the inscription: "The Western Wall, over which the Divine Presence never departed, even at its destruction" (Hebrew). Around it: "Seal of the Kollel of the Holy Ashkenazi Perushim Congregation, may it be preserved – here in the Holy City of Jerusalem…". German inscription around the outer edge: "Siegel der israeliten Gemeinde Aschknasim Peruschim in Jerusalem".
Diameter: 4.5 cm. Knob on reverse for attaching handle.

3. Seal of Chevrat Benot Tzion. Jerusalem, late 19th / early 20th century. Brass, cast and engraved, with wooden handle.
Round seal, depicting the Western Wall in the center, with inscriptions in Hebrew: "Seal of the Benot Tzion Society, Holy City of Jerusalem…", and in German: "Siegel d. Frauen Verein Bnot-Zion".
Diameter: 4 cm; height (incl. wooden handle): 7 cm.

4. Seal of the Shaarei Torah Institution in Jaffa. Palestine, late 19th century. Brass, cast and engraved, with wooden handle.
Round seal, depicting the Tablets of the Law in the center, surrounded by various biblical verses. Outer inscription in Hebrew: "Seal of the Shaarei Torah Talmud Torah and Yeshiva, Holy City of Jaffa… founded by the Degel Torah Society of the Holy City of Jerusalem". Inner circle in German: "Siegel d. Talmud Tora und Jeschibat Scharo-Tora – Jaffa".
Diameter: 4 cm; height (incl. wooden handle): 11 cm.

Condition varies. Some defects and corrosion.
Seals (Stamps)
Seals (Stamps)