Auction 66 · Lot 104
MEGILATH ESTHER.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $2,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Italian, 18th century
Description
Hebrew Manuscript written on vellum, composed in six columns on one membrane. Each textual column of Aschkenazic script framed with delineated, colored border. Final panel features extensive multi-color, neo-Classical-style illumination: Slender arabesques, a mythological bust, an oval medallion, floral swags and foliate festoon. Opening panel preceded by thumb tab, illuminated en-suite. Set on wooden roller. Height: 7.5 inches.