Auction 6
Special and rare items
Nov 22, 2018
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Israel
Yehuda ha-Nasi St 22, Jerusalem
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LOT 40:
Sefer Naftali [Kabbala] – Krakow, [1593] – with the Rare Leaf of the Sketch of the Ten Sefirot
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Sold for: $2,800
Start price:
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2,000
Estimated price:
3,000-5,000$
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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This composition is also known as "Simanim al Chidushei Ha'Bachya" or "Sefer Naftulei Elohim Niftalti".
The composition is based on the Kabbalistic issues of Rabbi Bachya's commentary on the Torah.
At the beginning of the book, there is the rare leaf (which is missing from some of the copies of the book) with a sketch of the ten Sefirot.
The book contains additional Kabbalistic illustrations.
The author: the Kabbalist Rabbi Naftali Hertz Trivish of Frankfurt (1531-1556) the forefather of the Trivish, Dreifus and Trepes families. Served as a prayer leader in his hometown.
[1] 16 leaves. Mispagination. Printed without a title page.
Condition: Good. New impressive binding. Ancient ownership inscriptions.
