Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects

Decorated Esther Scroll – Tunisia, 1886

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium

Esther scroll. [Tunisia], 1886.


Ink on parchment, in small format. Sephardic script. 18 lines per column. HaMelech scroll (most columns begin with the word "HaMelech"). All columns decorated with a frame. Decorations above some words. Margins of beginning parchment cut artistically, with a tying string. The scroll is rolled on a carved wooden handle.
Decorations at the beginning of the scroll, with ownership inscription dated 1886.


Height of parchment: 13 cm. Maximum height (including wooden handle): 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Some worming.

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Esther Scrolls and Nevi'im on Parchment
Esther Scrolls and Nevi'im on Parchment