Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects

Large-Format Esther Scroll – Arizal-Chassidic Script – Ca. 19th/20th Century

Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll. [Europe?, ca. late 19th to early 20th century].

Large-format scroll.

Ink on parchment. Large Format (68 cm).
Esther scroll, written in Ashkenazic Arizal-Chassidic Stam script, with few serifs (Tagim). 8 columns (covering 3 membranes), 52 lines per column.

Approx. 68 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Ink fading in several places. In first membrane, open tears, affecting text (repaired with tape and parchment). Small holes and tears in several places (with halachically mandated patches).