Auction of Judaica. Including a large offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books.
Judaica books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) are offered next.
This includes two important letters from the United States regarding Edgardo Mortara (Lot 31); an exceptionally rare E.M. Lilien livre-de-artiste (Lot 150); an impressive 18th-century plate-book featuring the Holy Land (Lot 156); a recently discovered illustrated letter by Arthur Szyk (Lot 199).
Utilize the Search-bar to locate books that are of regional interest, including: Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Spain.
The final portion of the auction includes a wide selection of Jewish Graphic Arts, many formerly in the collection of the late Peter Ehrenthal; and Ceremonial Objects from a distinguished four-generation collection.
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תיאורי הפריטים המוגשים בעברית אינם מכילים את כל המידע על הפריטים. חובת המציע לעיין בקטלוג באנגלית לפני ההשתתפות במכירה. לא ניתן להחזיר פריטים שמצבם מתוארים באנגלית.
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LOTE 4:
COHEN, GRATZ. Of Savannah Artillery, CSA.
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Vendido por: $1 000
Preço inicial:
$
800
Preço estimado :
$1 000 - $1 500
Comissão da leiloeira: 25%
IVA: 8.875%
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COHEN, GRATZ.
Of Savannah Artillery, CSA. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH.
Standing view in uniform, with sash. Napoleonic pose. Identified in period pencil. Photog: Quimby & Co., Charleston, SC.
Great nephew of Rebecca Gratz, Captain Gratz Cohen (1844-65) was the son of the Hon. Solomon Cohen and Miriam (Gratz) Cohen. In June 1861, at age 16, he enlisted in the Savannah Artillery. Three months later he "was appointed Aide, with the rank of Captain, on the staff of General George P. Harrison, commanding a brigade of [Georgia] state troops." After eight months Cohen was incapacitated and returned home.
Cohen then entered the University of Virginia (the first Jew to do so) where he studied law and wrote a novel. Near the end of 1864, Cohen became determined to return to the front, despite his disability. He "left Savannah as volunteer Aide - without pay - on the staff of Colonel P.G. Harrison, Jr., acting Brigadier-General." Cohen fought in the battle of Averysboro, for which he was commended "for his gallantry and cool bravery."
On March 19, 1865, Cohen was shot and killed during the battle of Bentonville. He was buried near the battlefield, but in Feb. 1866 his remains were re-interred at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, under a monument inscribed "To our only and beloved son."
