Auction 24 · Lot 261
(Scroll of Esther). Composed by A.Z.B. Sporen (signed below first panel)
- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MEGILATH ESTHER.
Place
Israel
Publication
Contemporary
Description
Ashkenazic square Hebrew script. Black ink on vellum. Text in sixteen columns within lavishly pen-and-ink illustrated architectural panels wih floral and elaborate cartouche decorations. Two full sized illustrated panels at the beginning and the end: First panel depicting the reading of the Megillah in a synagogue, rear panel depicting Purim celebrants. Sixteen charming, vignettes depicting scenes pertaining to the Esther story at the bottom of each column
summary
An attractive scroll, appealingly illustrated by this contemporary Chassidic artist