Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $1,800
Unsold
Torah scroll. Ashkenazi script (HaAri-Chassidic). [Eastern Europe, 19th Century]. Medium format. Rolled on Atzei Chaim and clad in a velvet mantle [both from a later time].
Height of parchment: 23 cm. Maximum height with the Atzei Chaim: 52 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Faded ink.
Height of parchment: 23 cm. Maximum height with the Atzei Chaim: 52 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Faded ink.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Torah scroll. North Africa (apparently Morocco), [19th century].
Parchment; wood embedded with silver rings.
Attractive (faded) Sephardi script. Reinforcements and ink corrections in many places. Some sheets were written by a different scribe. Some columns are particularly narrow (approximately 7 cm.).
Rolled on two Atzei Chaim, with upper edges embedded with silver rings (lacking bottom ornamentation).
Height of parchment: approx. 52 cm. Length of Atzei Chaim: 88 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, primarily to margins and connections of membranes. New mantle.
Parchment; wood embedded with silver rings.
Attractive (faded) Sephardi script. Reinforcements and ink corrections in many places. Some sheets were written by a different scribe. Some columns are particularly narrow (approximately 7 cm.).
Rolled on two Atzei Chaim, with upper edges embedded with silver rings (lacking bottom ornamentation).
Height of parchment: approx. 52 cm. Length of Atzei Chaim: 88 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, primarily to margins and connections of membranes. New mantle.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $400
Unsold
Large collection of parshiot of tefillin, shel yad and shel rosh (for donning on the hand and on the head). Ink on parchment. Parshiyot written according to Rashi and others according to Rabbeinu Tam. HaAri scribal writing, Chassidic-Ashkenazi [20th century].
More than 100 parshiyot, ink on parchment. [About 18 sets of parshiyot of tefillin shel rosh and about 30 of tefillin shel yad]. Size varies. Some parshiyot are unusually large, 4-4.5 cm. and some are the normal size - 3-3.5 cm. Condition varies, on some parshiyot the ink is faded and the letters are cracked rendering them unfit for use (pasul), whereas others seem to be in better condition.
More than 100 parshiyot, ink on parchment. [About 18 sets of parshiyot of tefillin shel rosh and about 30 of tefillin shel yad]. Size varies. Some parshiyot are unusually large, 4-4.5 cm. and some are the normal size - 3-3.5 cm. Condition varies, on some parshiyot the ink is faded and the letters are cracked rendering them unfit for use (pasul), whereas others seem to be in better condition.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll in a silver case. Ottoman Empire (Iraq?), [late 19th century].
Engraved silver, partially gilt; coral; ink on parchment.
The scroll is written in fine oriental script, 16 lines per column. Eight panel case, decorated with vegetal motifs. Upper part is dome-like, topped with a coral and a flower-shaped decoration.
Height of parchment: 7 cm, height of case: 18.5 cm. Good condition. Some tears at margins of first membrane.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Engraved silver, partially gilt; coral; ink on parchment.
The scroll is written in fine oriental script, 16 lines per column. Eight panel case, decorated with vegetal motifs. Upper part is dome-like, topped with a coral and a flower-shaped decoration.
Height of parchment: 7 cm, height of case: 18.5 cm. Good condition. Some tears at margins of first membrane.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll on parchment. Sephardi scribal writing. [19th- 20th century].
Scrolled on a carved ivory handle, with decorations engraved on the lower part of the handle, and pierced at the upper part. The discs above and below the parchment are inlaid with miniature pieces of bone and metal, in patterns of stars and triangles. The first membrane of the scroll is cut in a decorative manner. 21 lines per column.
Height of parchment: 17 cm. Height of handle: 30.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Some damages to ivory handle; upper part of handle missing and replaced by a wooden decoration.
Scrolled on a carved ivory handle, with decorations engraved on the lower part of the handle, and pierced at the upper part. The discs above and below the parchment are inlaid with miniature pieces of bone and metal, in patterns of stars and triangles. The first membrane of the scroll is cut in a decorative manner. 21 lines per column.
Height of parchment: 17 cm. Height of handle: 30.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Some damages to ivory handle; upper part of handle missing and replaced by a wooden decoration.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $450
Sold for: $563
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll on parchment. "Signon", Jerusalem, [early 20th century].
Olive wood, engraved, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
The scroll is contained in a carved olive wood case. Carved on the case are reliefs of Shmuel's Tomb and Rachel's Tomb, with titles and the words "Signon" and "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) printed in black ink.
Height of parchment: 14 cm. Height of case: 40 cm. Good condition. Creases and some stains to parchment.
Olive wood, engraved, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
The scroll is contained in a carved olive wood case. Carved on the case are reliefs of Shmuel's Tomb and Rachel's Tomb, with titles and the words "Signon" and "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) printed in black ink.
Height of parchment: 14 cm. Height of case: 40 cm. Good condition. Creases and some stains to parchment.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $450
Sold for: $563
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll on parchment. [Eretz Israel, early 20th century].
Olive wood, engraved, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
Scroll is contained in a carved olive wood case. Carved on the case are reliefs of the tombs of Shmuel and Rachel, with titles and the words "Yerushalem" and "Eretz Israel" (Hebrew) printed in black ink.
Height of parchment: 10 cm. Height of case: 30.5 cm. Good condition. Slight break to upper part of case. Creases and some stains to parchment.
Olive wood, engraved, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
Scroll is contained in a carved olive wood case. Carved on the case are reliefs of the tombs of Shmuel and Rachel, with titles and the words "Yerushalem" and "Eretz Israel" (Hebrew) printed in black ink.
Height of parchment: 10 cm. Height of case: 30.5 cm. Good condition. Slight break to upper part of case. Creases and some stains to parchment.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $800
Unsold
Esther scroll on vellum. [Eretz Israel, late 19th or early 20th century].
Engraved olive wood, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
The scroll is held in a carved olive wood case. Reliefs of the Western Wall and the Temple Mount (Dome of the Rock) are carved on the case with names of the sites and the word "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) printed in black ink. "HaMelech" scroll in fine script, with serifs, 14 lines per column.
Height of vellum: 8 cm. Height of case: 25 cm. Good condition. Some cracks to case. Some creases and stains to vellum.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Engraved olive wood, carved; printing; parchment, scribal writing.
The scroll is held in a carved olive wood case. Reliefs of the Western Wall and the Temple Mount (Dome of the Rock) are carved on the case with names of the sites and the word "Yerushalem" (Hebrew) printed in black ink. "HaMelech" scroll in fine script, with serifs, 14 lines per column.
Height of vellum: 8 cm. Height of case: 25 cm. Good condition. Some cracks to case. Some creases and stains to vellum.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $400
Unsold
Esther scroll on parchment, with illustrations by S. Raphaelsohn. [Israel], 2016.
Paint and ink on parchment.
Esther Scroll with colorful illustrations, in vegetal and geometric patterns, on top of the columns and on their base. Most of the columns open with the word "HaMelech". Artist's signature appears at the end of the scroll.
Height of parchment: 30 cm. Good condition. A label on the reverse -"Mishmar HaSofer" Institute.
Paint and ink on parchment.
Esther Scroll with colorful illustrations, in vegetal and geometric patterns, on top of the columns and on their base. Most of the columns open with the word "HaMelech". Artist's signature appears at the end of the scroll.
Height of parchment: 30 cm. Good condition. A label on the reverse -"Mishmar HaSofer" Institute.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue
Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $400
Unsold
Facsimile of an illustrated Esther scroll from Italy, 18th century (Manuscript - Kaufman A14) - The Academy of Science in Budapest. Budapest, 1989.
Printed on a paper scroll and rolled on a wooden handle. With a velvet mantle. Placed in an ornate box.
Maximum size of the scroll: 53 cm. Very good condition.
Enclosed in a booklet about the megillah, in Hungarian.
Printed on a paper scroll and rolled on a wooden handle. With a velvet mantle. Placed in an ornate box.
Maximum size of the scroll: 53 cm. Very good condition.
Enclosed in a booklet about the megillah, in Hungarian.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls
Catalogue