Miniature Esther Scroll - Balkan Peninsula, 19th Century

Miniature Esther Scroll - Balkan Peninsula, 19th Century
Miniature Esther scroll. Balkan Peninsula, 19th century.
Engraved silver; parchment, ink.
Esther scroll, 14 lines per column. Contained in an impressive hexagonal silver case engraved with scrolling foliage with a stylized pine-cone decoration. Twisted crank form handle. At the beginning of the parchment is a silver clasp with a floral ornamentation.
Height of parchment: 5.5 cm. Height of case: 18 cm. Good condition, silver clasp detached from scroll. The part attaching the handle to the body is partly detached.
Objects – Judaica & Israeliana