Auction 73 · Lot 301
(MEGILATH ESTHER).
- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- $11,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Dutch
Publication
18th-century
Description
Scroll of Esther accomplished in black ink on vellum. Composed in 17 columns on 4 membranes. Initial column containing a panel for the blessings chanted prior to the reading. The text set within elaborately engraved historiated borders depicting the characters and scenes that populate the Purim narrative. Height: 6.5 inches.
summary
Naphtali Henry Hart (1800-32) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Daniel and Bella (Levy) Hart. The senior Hart helped rebuild the city’s war-stricken economy by reviving the city’s Chamber of Commerce; he was also a major financial contributor to Charleston’s historic synagogue, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elo-him.
Hart family members married into such Sephardic dynasties as Seixas, Lopez and Lazarus.
Provenance: The late Rabbi Dr. David De Sola Pool.
Stained and faded in places, trimmed first membrane detached.
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