Auction 63 · Lot 302
MEGILATH ESTHER.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $3,600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
20th-century
Description
Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript written in a large square script on vellum. Composed on eight membranes set in 30 columns. With gouache and ink illustrations at beginning and end of the Scroll depicting Mordechai the Righteous and King Ahasuerus. Opening membrane silk-backed. Set on elaborately carved ivory roller. Height: 19 inches.