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LARGE MEGILLAH CASE AND SCROLL OF ESTHER.

Auction 69 · Lot 322

LARGE MEGILLAH CASE AND SCROLL OF ESTHER.

Estimate
$2,000–$3,000
Hammer price
$3,800

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Description

Cylindrical case densely chased throughout with scene of Queen Esther approaching King Ahaseurus on his throne. Elaborate floral and foliate design motifs along three registers, at base, and along spindle. The whole surmounted by large openwork coronet featuring pendant bell within. Fitted with: Manuscript Esther Scroll composed on vellum with engraved hand-colored historiated borders in the Dutch 18th-century style. (Length: 18 inches).
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