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BEZALEL OLIVE WOOD MEGILLAH CASE AND SCROLL OF ESTHER BY ZEV RABAN.

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.
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