Illuminated Manuscript Leaf of Decalogue with Biblical Scenes
AUCTION 23 |
Tuesday, March 30th,
2004 at 1:00
Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion
Lot 214
(FRENCH JUDAICA)
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf of Decalogue with Biblical Scenes
(France: 18th century)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
This extremely fine illumination depicts the Decalogue beautifully inscribed in Hebrew on two round-topped panels with a portrait of Moses in the center. The upper registers of the panels contain scenes of the Sweetening of the Waters at Marah and the Golden Calf in sepia tones. The bottom of the illumination depicts Abraham greeting the three angels, while Sarah demurely lurks in the shadows . Eveything points to a Jewish, and no doubt French, origin of this truly charming panel