Auction 22 · Lot 156
AGAM, YAAKOV
- Estimate
- $10,000–$12,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
circa
Place
Israeli
Publication
1980
Description
The Scroll of Esther. A ritually penned scroll. Black in on vellum. Square Hebrew script, 42 lines arranged in eleven columns on seven membranes. Within extravagantly designed silkscreen borders by Agam. Lower corners of each membrane inscribed “144/180.” Signed by Agam in Hebrew at end. Housed in original felt-lined hexagonal leather upright-case, with two Star of David closures (one lacking pin). Width: 500 mm.
summary
A remarkable Scroll. Rare to appear at auction.