Auction 59 · Lot 153
(AMULET).
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
circa
Place
Near East
Publication
1900
Description
Ilan Hakodosh. A finely composed and very lengthy Sefirot-Tree. Incorporating numerous Kabbalistic devices, charts and other displays. Hebrew manuscript composed in a Sephardic square and semi-cursive script in black ink on lengthy, narrow vellum strip (28.5 x 1.5 inches). * Fitted into circular case with filgree ornamentation and Star-of-David, with three hanging rings, pull-off lid. Height: 2.5 inches.
summary
This lengthy Ilan concludes with the many benefits obtained from possessing it and uncommon instructions for its use: “This Holy Tree is perfect for all purposes - for finding favor, for success, for protection against the evil eye, for a woman undergoing difficult child-birth, to ward off demons, as protection against the plague… It should be housed in a pure silver case and hung [on the person].
A similar such Ilan was sold by Kestenbaum & Company, Sale 58, Lot 343.