Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer Torah on Gevil - Morocco, 18th/19th Century

Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Torah, ink on gevil, in Sephardi scribal writing. [Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Ink on soft gevil. Light-brown hue. 52 lines per column.
Height of membranes: approximately 51 cm. Good-fair condition. Few stains. One membrane slightly detached. Housed in a new case, 85 cm, made of Formica-covered wood with a colorful print, framed with tin crown ornaments.
Enclosed is a report by an expert on ancient Torah scrolls, who determined the place and date of the writing.
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