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Auction 13 · Lot 450
MIZRACH
- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Dutch
Publication
19th century
Description
Fine Micrographic Mizrach on paper. Of rectangular form, elaborate ruled borders enclosing symmetric and geometric forms composed of a potpourri of Biblical and liturgical texts in Hebrew and Dutch. Fine micrographic interlace forms, including stylized flowers and rampant lions with corner shells. Elaborate central decorative element
summary
Nothing similar can be gleaned from the definitive source-book of this manuscript form: L. Avrin, Micrography as Art (1981)
Discolored with few damp-stains, margins chipped. Laid onto board. 480x660 mm
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