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LOT 99:
First Auction Catalog of Kedem Auction House 24.9.2008
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First Auction Catalog of Kedem Auction House 24.9.2008
21 x 27 cm.
455 lots
fine condition
The Kedem Auction House was founded in 2008 in Jerusalem as an auction house for Judaica and Israeliana (i.e. items relating to Israel and the pre-state Zionist period). Kedem is one of the leading auction houses in this field in Israel and worldwide.
At first the company's offices were located in the industrial park of Givat Shaul, the auctions taking place in Belgium House in the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University. In 2012 an "Israeli art item auction" took place at the Nachum Gutman Museum. Later Kedem moved to Jerusalem's city center, to the cellar of Heichal Shlomo Building. For that purpose an area of 250 m2 was leased, and the place was renovated at the cost of almost 400,000 NIS. Today Kedem includes offices, an exhibition hall, storehouse for 300 items and a vault room.
Since its opening, the auction house has developed and grown to be the first in its field, sustaining a big staff of trained workers and experts. Kedem also has a representative in North America.
Kedem runs seven auctions a year, the last being dedicated to the "Rare and important items" category. In the first auctions the sales circulation was USD60,000, but by 2012 had increased to USD750,000. In 2014 the "Rare and important items" auction took place at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem, and the opening prices' overall rate was set above USD1,000,000.
