James Isidor Kaiser
Isidor Kaiser was born on May 6th 1890 in Berlin Westphalia, Germany. He was active in the paper industry in the US between the years 1912-1921. In 1921 Isidor returned to Berlin and became a paper goods entrepreneur.
Throughout his life, Isidor showed great interest in old masters antiques and silverware and built a formidable collection before WWII. In 1939 he relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark along with his estate where he continued to the grow his collection.
Isidor passed away in 1965 at the age of 75. He bequeathed his estate to his two remaining brothers, who resided in Israel (after having immigrated there in 1935). His beneficiaries sold most of the estate in Copenhagen in 1966 through a company called Dr. Ernst Hauswefell, the remains were sent to Israel and divided between the two heirs.
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LOT 31421:
Map of Palenstine, Terra Sancta sive Promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in lucem edita Nicolaum ...
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Map of Palenstine, Terra Sancta sive Promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in lucem edita Nicolaum Visscher Anno 1659
Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline, with hand-colored cartouche. Map of the Holy Land, oriented to the west, divided among the Tribes on both sides of the Jordan River. The shore line runs from "Sidon" as far as Egypt. At the bottom center is a hand-colored depiction of the encampment of the Tribes in the desert surrounding the Tabernacle, flanked by Moses and Aaron; hand-colored engraved wreaths of flowers and cherubim at top, vignettes of sailing ships, etc.
46.4x56 cm
Notes: The Visscher family of art dealers and cartographers were among the leading producers of maps in Amsterdam at the end of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, founded by Nicholas Visscher, whose work is known for the high quality of engraving, exceptionally fine ornament, and accurate geographical information.
