The Estate of an Important Scholar Part I
Updated September 21, 2026
This auction ended on September 17, 2026.
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| Date | September 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Auctions at Showplace |
| Location | Astoria, New York, 11106 · more auctions in Astoria |
| Lots | 352 |
| Estimates | $200 – $40,000 |
What's in this auction
352 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (35), fine art & prints (26), antiques & furniture (18), comics & books (13). 352 lots have photos and 352 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $200–$40,000 across 352 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- Reuven Rubin Portrait of Sheva Shechter Oil, 1918 — est. $20,000–$40,000
- Italian Handmade Silver Globular Vase — est. $6,000–$8,000
- Montegrappa York Roses 18K Gold Fountain Pen — est. $4,000–$6,000
- Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Candlesticks, Pair — est. $4,000–$6,000
- Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Candlesticks, Pair — est. $4,000–$6,000
From the auction house
Auctions at Showplace proudly presents Part I of an auction from The Estate of an Important Scholar on Thursday, September 17th. This sale features a wide array of Judaica, antique silver, artworks from esteemed Jewish artists including Roman Vishniac and Reuven Rubin, signed books, elegant furniture, and antiquities. Part II of this valuable collection will go on offer in the beginning of October. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (352 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (35) · Fine Art & Prints (26) · Antiques & Furniture (18) · Comics & Books (13) · Pottery, China & Glass (5) · Firearms & Militaria (3)
- Lot 0001 — Judaica Silver Plate Seder Compendium
- Lot 0002 — Judaica Silver Plate Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0003 — Hazorfim Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0004 — Hazorfim Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0005 — Judaica Sterling Silver Kiddush Cups, 2
- Lot 0006 — Russian Judaica Sterling Silver Kiddush Cups, 2
- Lot 0007 — Russian Silver Hanukkah Menorah, 19th C.
- Lot 0008 — Austrian Silver Tzedakah Box, 19th C.
- Lot 0009 — Montblanc Meisterstuck Sterling Fountain Pen & Ink
- Lot 0010 — Montegrappa York Roses 18K Gold Fountain Pen
- Lot 0011 — Cartier "Pasha de Cartier" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0012 — Cartier "Pasha de Cartier" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0013 — Cartier Art Deco Louis Cartier Fountain Pen
- Lot 0014 — S.T. Dupont Montparnasse Pens, 2
- Lot 0015 — Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pen and Ink Bottle
- Lot 0016 — Dunhill "Sidecar" and "AD2000" Fountain Pens, 2
- Lot 0017 — Roman Glass Amphoriskoi, 3
- Lot 0018 — Roman Glass Handled Jugs, 5
- Lot 0019 — Roman Glass Amphoriskoi, 2
- Lot 0020 — Roman Glass Handled Jugs, 3
- Lot 0021 — Roman Glass Articles, 4
- Lot 0022 — Roman Glass Sprinkler Flasks, 3
- Lot 0023 — Roman Glass Balsamaria, 5
- Lot 0024 — Roman Glass Vessels, 4
- Lot 0025 — Louis XIII Walnut Games Table, 17th C.
- Lot 0026 — Italian Marquetry Walnut Credenza, 17th C.
- Lot 0027 — Victorian Mahogany Writing Desk
- Lot 0028 — Louis Philippe Walnut Upholstered Fauteuils, Pair
- Lot 0029 — Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire a Abbatant
- Lot 0030 — French Walnut Games Table
- Lot 0031 — Danish Mahogany Writing Table, 19th C.
- Lot 0032 — French Art Deco Scarab Motif Gueridon, 1927
- Lot 0033 — Robert Combas "Tatouages Academiques"
- Lot 0034 — Jules Pascin "Journaliste" Pencil & Wash on Paper
- Lot 0035 — Jules Pascin Portrait of a Woman Graphite on Paper
- Lot 0036 — Jules Pascin Figural Group Scene Watercolor
- Lot 0037 — Jules Pascin Street Scene Pencil and Watercolor
- Lot 0038 — Jules Pascin Study of a Boy Pencil and Watercolor
- Lot 0039 — Jules Pascin Farmer & Donkey Pencil and Watercolor
- Lot 0040 — Jules Pascin Bathers on the Beach Watercolor
- Lot 0041 — David Ben-Gurion Signed "Israel", 1971
- Lot 0042 — Barack Obama Signed "Dreams from My Father"
- Lot 0043 — Gilbert Burnet "The Conversion & ...", 1680
- Lot 0044 — Morris Rosenfeld "Lieder des Ghetto"
- Lot 0045 — Yochanan and Dvora Black Signed "Book of Shmuel"
- Lot 0046 — Reuven Rubin Signed "Rubin: My Life My Art"
- Lot 0047 — Elie Wiesel "Ani Maamin" 1st Edition Book, 1973
- Lot 0048 — Elie Wiesel "Passover Haggadah", 18
- Lot 0049 — Roman Vishniac "The Last Hanukkah", 1938
- Lot 0050 — Roman Vishniac Gelatin Silver Prints, 4
- Lot 0051 — Roman Vishniac "Old Woman, Paris", 1936
- Lot 0052 — Roman Vishniac "David Steinmetz", 1930s
- Lot 0053 — Andre Villers "Picasso in His Studio", 1956
- Lot 0054 — Andre Villers "Les Yeux de Picasso", 1956
- Lot 0055 — Andre Villers "The Hands of Pablo Picasso", 1954
- Lot 0056 — Philippe Halsman Elie Wiesel Gelatin Silver Print
- Lot 0057 — Buccellati Sterling Silver Leaf Serving Platter
- Lot 0058 — Buccellati Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0059 — Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Centerpiece Bowl
- Lot 0060 — Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Compotes, Pair
- Lot 0061 — Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Candlesticks, Pair
- Lot 0062 — Michael Strauss Hammered Silver Candlesticks, Pair
- Lot 0063 — Cartier Sterling Silver Shell Form Serving Bowl
- Lot 0064 — Cartier Sterling Silver Octagonal Vases, Pair
- Lot 0065 — Books on Impressionism and Modern Art, 9
- Lot 0066 — Signed Photo Series Books on Jewish History, 5
- Lot 0067 — Photo Series Books on Jewish History, 5
- Lot 0068 — Photography and Art Books on Jewish History, 8
- Lot 0069 — Photo Series and Photography Books, 8
- Lot 0070 — Photography Books on American History, 9
- Lot 0071 — Photo Series and Photography Books, 7
- Lot 0072 — Signed, Etc. Photo Series and Photography Books, 7
- Lot 0073 — Cartier "Cougar de Cartier" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0074 — Cartier "Cougar de Cartier" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0075 — Cartier "Cougar de Cartier" Pen
- Lot 0076 — Cartier Louis Cartier Black Godron Fountain Pen
- Lot 0077 — Caran d'Ache Madison Ballpoint & Fountain Pens, 3
- Lot 0078 — Caran d'Ache Ecridor Fountain Pens, 2
- Lot 0079 — Waterman "Le Man 200: Night and Day" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0080 — Waterman Rollerball and Ballpoint Pens, 4
- Lot 0081 — Lion of Judah Motif Brass Shabbat Candelabra, Pair
- Lot 0082 — Eastern European Brass Large Menorah, 19th C.
- Lot 0083 — Kurt J. Matzdorf Sterling Covered Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0084 — Frank Meisler "Seder Torah" Silver Plate Sculpture
- Lot 0085 — Dutch Brass Oil Lamp Menorah, 19th C. or Earlier
- Lot 0086 — Judaica Silver Plate Hanukkah Menorahs, 2
- Lot 0087 — Judaica Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup
- Lot 0088 — Mark Podwal, Etc. Judaica Prayer Articles, 4
- Lot 0089 — George III Mahogany Sideboard
- Lot 0090 — English Regency Mahogany Buffet
- Lot 0091 — Regency Style Silk and Mahogany Dining Chairs, 14
- Lot 0092 — Regency Style Mahogany Twin Pedestal Dining Table
- Lot 0093 — French Empire Mahogany Commode a Vantaux
- Lot 0094 — Vintage Mahogany Illuminated Display Cabinet
- Lot 0095 — Chinese Elm and Sea Grass Coffee Table
- Lot 0096 — Baroque Style Illuminated Silvered Wood Mirror
- Lot 0097 — Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita Self-Portrait Etching
- Lot 0098 — Alois Heinrich Priechenfried "A Rabbi ..." Oil
- Lot 0099 — Reuven Rubin "The Shepherd" Chalk Pastel on Paper
- Lot 0100 — Reuven Rubin Portrait of Sheva Shechter Oil, 1918
- Lot 0101 — Mane-Katz "Encounter" Ink Wash on Paper, 1955
- Lot 0102 — Henri Baptiste Lebasque Girl in a Hat Watercolor
- Lot 0103 — Henri Baptiste Lebasque Landscape Scene Watercolor
- Lot 0104 — Paul Iribe "The Stairs" Graphite Stick on Paper
- Lot 0105 — Polish Baroque Silver Shabbat Candlesticks, Pair
- Lot 0106 — Austrian Silver Candelabrum, 1872-1922
- Lot 0107 — Italian Handmade Silver Globular Vase
- Lot 0108 — American Sterling Silver Coffee Service, 4 Pcs.
- Lot 0109 — Italian Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 54 Pcs.
- Lot 0110 — Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Commemorative Cup
- Lot 0111 — Cartier Sterling Silver Barware, 2 Pcs.
- Lot 0112 — Cartier Sterling Silver Diamond Pattern Beaker
- Lot 0113 — Roman Glass Jars, 2
- Lot 0114 — Roman Glass Double Balsamaria, 2
- Lot 0115 — Roman Glass Balsamaria, 4
- Lot 0116 — Roman Blue-Green Mold-Blown Glass Handled Jug
- Lot 0117 — Roman Glass Balsamaria, 4
- Lot 0118 — Roman Blue-Green Glass Handled Jug
- Lot 0119 — Barley Twist Carved Oak Hourglass, 19th C.
- Lot 0120 — Persian Miniature Painting Mounted Table Box
- Lot 0121 — Jacques Nam Reclining Cat Patinated Bronze Relief
- Lot 0122 — Charles Virian Cat Patinated Bronze Sculpture
- Lot 0123 — Emmanuel Fremiet Seated Cat Bronze Sculpture
- Lot 0124 — Alexandre Auguste Caron Seated Cat Gilt Bronze
- Lot 0125 — Miguel Berrocal Mixed Metal Puzzle Sculptures, 2
- Lot 0126 — Dani Karavan Stepped Square Porcelain Sculpture
- Lot 0127 — Zoltan Kiss Don Quixote & Sancho Panza Bronze
- Lot 0128 — Dina Recanati Wailing Wall Patinated Bronze
- Lot 0129 — Regency Style Ten-Branch Crystal Chandelier
- Lot 0130 — French Empire Style Ormolu Torch Form Sconces, Pr.
- Lot 0131 — French Empire Style Ormolu Wall Sconces, Pair
- Lot 0132 — French Empire Style Ormolu Wall Sconces, Pair
- Lot 0133 — French Empire Style Ormolu Wall Sconces, Pair
- Lot 0134 — French Empire Style Ormolu Wall Sconces, Pair
- Lot 0135 — "Die Geschichten des Rabbi Nachman", 1916
- Lot 0136 — Felix Salten "Neue Menschen auf Alter Erde", 1926
- Lot 0137 — "Charles Dickens's Works", 1900, 32 Vols.
- Lot 0138 — Jean-Paul Sartre "Oeuvre Romanesque", 5 Vols.
- Lot 0139 — Albert Camus "Oeuvres Completes", 2 Vols.
- Lot 0140 — Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand "Atala", 1948
- Lot 0141 — "The Diary of George Templeton Strong", 4 Vols.
- Lot 0142 — "Jubilee of the University of Jerusalem" Portfolio
- Lot 0143 — "The New Metropolis 1600-1900", 1899
- Lot 0144 — "Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films", 2
- Lot 0145 — Yves Saint Laurent Fluted Fountain Pen
- Lot 0146 — S.T. Dupont "Waves" Silver Plate Fountain Pens, 2
- Lot 0147 — S.T. Dupont "Classique" Silver Fountain Pen
- Lot 0148 — S.T. Dupont "Olympio Vertigo" Fountain Pen
- Lot 0149 — Sheaffer "Connaisseur 815" Pens, 2
- Lot 0150 — Waterman "Gentleman" & "Laureat" Fountain Pens, 2
- … and 202 more lots
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