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Auction 64 · Lot 229
Complete Scroll of Esther accomplished in black ink on vellum. Composed on 5 membranes in 23 columns.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MEGILATH ESTHER.
Place
Ottoman(?)
Publication
18th-century
Description
Of petite size and uncommon format: Columns of text encircled by mirhab-shaped arches with repeating, geometric design elements, executed in green and colored inks. On verso of second membrane appears the name: Hirsch Kohen.
Few tears in first column, faded in places with minimal loss of text. Height: 4.5 inches.
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