Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items
Esther Scroll in an Ornamented Silver Case - Ottoman Empire
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $6,000
Including buyer's premium
Esther Scroll in a silver case. Ottoman Empire, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; silver (marked; blurred marks), repouseé and engraved.
"HaMelelch" Scroll (most columns open with "HaMelech"). Scribal script in Iraqi style, on parchment, 14 lines per column.
The scroll is housed in a massive case ornamented with dense, symmetric, vegetal patterns. An oval medallion (blank) appears in the center of the case. Cylindrical handle, also decorated with a vegetal pattern (removable). Pink velvet lining in the slit from which the scroll is rolled out.
Height of parchment: 14 cm. Height of case: approx. 35.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some corrosion. Some bends. Cloth is worn and partly lacking. Some stains to parchment.
Ink on parchment; silver (marked; blurred marks), repouseé and engraved.
"HaMelelch" Scroll (most columns open with "HaMelech"). Scribal script in Iraqi style, on parchment, 14 lines per column.
The scroll is housed in a massive case ornamented with dense, symmetric, vegetal patterns. An oval medallion (blank) appears in the center of the case. Cylindrical handle, also decorated with a vegetal pattern (removable). Pink velvet lining in the slit from which the scroll is rolled out.
Height of parchment: 14 cm. Height of case: approx. 35.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some corrosion. Some bends. Cloth is worn and partly lacking. Some stains to parchment.