Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Esther Scroll – Carved Olivewood Case

Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Esther Scroll on thin parchment. Ashkenazi script. [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. The titles of all columns are ornamented. Rolled on an Etz Chaim in a carved olivewood case, with illustration of the Holy Sites, black inscriptions [Jerusalem, Eretz Israel, Western Wall and Shmuel’s Tomb] and a colorful adorned frame. Height of parchment: approximately 10 cm. 21 lines per column. Maximum height with carved case: 33.5 cm. Good condition. Creases, faded ink.
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