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Auction 5 · Lot 312
MEGILATH ESTHER
- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,500
- Hammer price
- $2,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Italian
Publication
18th century
Description
(Scroll of Esther). Black ink on vellum. Italian square Hebrew script 16 lines arranged in 21 columns on 6 membranes. Borders decorated with colorful flowers with gilt embellishments. Opening panel with elaborate foliate illumination surrounding a cartouche set with a pomegranate. The illumination terminates two-thirds from the end of the scroll with the crest of a pelican. Set on turned wooden roller (upper section later)
Width: 178 mm
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