Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $200
Unsold
Parchment Esther scroll. [Iraq or Eretz Israel, 20th century].
On carved wooden roller.
Parchment scroll. 13 lines per column. Parchment height: 14 cm. Maximum height of wooden roller: 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and creases.
On carved wooden roller.
Parchment scroll. 13 lines per column. Parchment height: 14 cm. Maximum height of wooden roller: 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and creases.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls ספרי תורה ומגילות
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
Two Esther scrolls in Sephardic script. [Eretz Israel, ca. 20th century].
First scroll: Iraqi-style Stam script. 19 lines per column. Ink on thick parchment.
Parchment height: 24.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases. A few tears. Without roller.
Second scroll: Sephardic Stam script. 28 lines per column. Ink on light-colored parchment (possibly coated parchment).
Parchment height: 20 cm. Very good condition. Without roller.
First scroll: Iraqi-style Stam script. 19 lines per column. Ink on thick parchment.
Parchment height: 24.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases. A few tears. Without roller.
Second scroll: Sephardic Stam script. 28 lines per column. Ink on light-colored parchment (possibly coated parchment).
Parchment height: 20 cm. Very good condition. Without roller.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls ספרי תורה ומגילות
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Unsold
Illustrated Esther scroll. [Eretz Israel, ca. first half of the 20th century].
Ink on thin parchment. Sephardic Stam script (unskilled). 23 columns. With dozens of naive illustrations, in watercolor (and other media), depicting various scenes form the Megillah narrative and the history of the Jewish people. The illustrations were added after the Megillah was penned, above and below the columns, in the intercolumnar spaces and in the column describing the hanging of the ten sons of Haman.
Parchment height: approx. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears and wear. Stains.
Ink on thin parchment. Sephardic Stam script (unskilled). 23 columns. With dozens of naive illustrations, in watercolor (and other media), depicting various scenes form the Megillah narrative and the history of the Jewish people. The illustrations were added after the Megillah was penned, above and below the columns, in the intercolumnar spaces and in the column describing the hanging of the ten sons of Haman.
Parchment height: approx. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears and wear. Stains.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls ספרי תורה ומגילות
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll in a silver case set with coral and ruby oval cabochons [Israel, ca. 1950s-70s].
Ink on parchment; silver (marked), gemstones and gilt.
Coated parchment [Eretz Israel, 20th century], inexpert hand. Written on one long membrane.
Silver case with a plain, conical handle. Cylindrical body, set with an oval coral cabochon and a smaller rhinestone in a gilt crown-shaped frame. Flower-shaped finial set with a ruby cabochon. Gilt top, bottom and pull piece.
Length (including handle): 23 cm. Good condition. Worn gilding.
Ink on parchment; silver (marked), gemstones and gilt.
Coated parchment [Eretz Israel, 20th century], inexpert hand. Written on one long membrane.
Silver case with a plain, conical handle. Cylindrical body, set with an oval coral cabochon and a smaller rhinestone in a gilt crown-shaped frame. Flower-shaped finial set with a ruby cabochon. Gilt top, bottom and pull piece.
Length (including handle): 23 cm. Good condition. Worn gilding.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls ספרי תורה ומגילות
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll in large silver case. [Unknown origin, second half of the 20th century?].
Silver (marked Sterling 925) turned, embossed, etched and soldered.
Inexpert hand [Eretz Israel, 20th century]. The sheets are glued together rather that sewn (as required by Halacha).
Silver case with a plain, conical handle. Applied band with grapevine, leaf and grape cluster motif to middle. Narrower bands with a repetitive wave motif applied to both ends, the same motif appearing on the pull piece as well.
Length (including handle): Approx. 42 cm. Good condition. Minor bends. Light stains.
Silver (marked Sterling 925) turned, embossed, etched and soldered.
Inexpert hand [Eretz Israel, 20th century]. The sheets are glued together rather that sewn (as required by Halacha).
Silver case with a plain, conical handle. Applied band with grapevine, leaf and grape cluster motif to middle. Narrower bands with a repetitive wave motif applied to both ends, the same motif appearing on the pull piece as well.
Length (including handle): Approx. 42 cm. Good condition. Minor bends. Light stains.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Esther Scrolls ספרי תורה ומגילות
Catalogue