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Auction 73 · Lot 302
Complete Scroll of Esther accomplished in black ink on vellum. Composed on five membranes in 23 columns.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(MEGILATH ESTHER)
Place
Continental
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.
Darkened with few tears in first column, stained or faded in places with minimal loss of text. Height: 4.5 inches.
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