Auction 61 · Lot 408
BEZALEL OLIVE WOOD MEGILLAH CASE AND SCROLL OF ESTHER BY ZEV RABAN.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- $1,400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
* Scroll of Esther: Printed on vellum on eight membranes in “HaMelech” format. Hand-colored images appear throughout depicting story of Esther narratives, each framed and marked in Hebrew “Z. Raban” and “Bezalel.” Height: 1.5 inches. Housed within:
* Burled olive wood case with painted Western Wall image and bears in Hebrew “Megillath Esther” and in English, “Made in Palestine.” Carved spindle, finial and thumbpiece. Height: 8 inches.

