Auction 46 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Jul 7, 2015 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 7:

Large Esther Scroll on Gevil – Ivory Handle

Sold for: $2,400
Start price:
$ 1,000
Auction house commission: 23%
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Esther Scroll with ivory handle. [Holland?], [19th century].
Gevil; ivory; fabric.
Fine Oriental scribal script, with serifs. 21 lines per column. Written on Gevil and rolled on an impressive ivory handle, carved with geometric patterns and slots; lower part in a conic shape widening upwards towards a disc separating it from the scroll; upper part with a smaller disc, slotted and adorned with button-like decorations.
Height of vellum: 28.5 cm, handle: 53 cm (upper decoration is missing). Minor damages, tears, stains and creases. Part of the first sheet is covered with blue fabric.