Auction 191
Important Judaica, Silverware and Jewelry from the Estates of: Naftali Bezem, Avraham Pollack and the Auerbach Family - Live Auction
By Hammersite
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Feb 12, 2019
Tagore 40 st. Ramat Aviv, Israel
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LOT 26709:
A Fine and Rare Illuminated Esther Scroll by Shmuel Ben David, Bezalel, 1910-1920
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Sold for: $2,200
Start price:
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1,400
Estimated price :
$3,000 - $4,000
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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A Fine and Rare Illuminated Esther Scroll by Shmuel Ben David, Bezalel, 1910-1920
Description: Exceptional calligraphy illuminated by hand drawing with gouache and heightened with gold on parchment. Signed. The scroll in a later addition (low) silver case.
Width of scroll: 13 cm
Condition: Minimal ware to the scroll. The case broken at the joints.
Notes: Shmuel Ben David was born in Bulgaria and was one of Boris Schatz's first students. Later in his life he became and illustrator and teacher in the Bezalel academy.
