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).

