Tiferet - Auction 50 of the Tiferet Auction House
Rare and exciting collection of precious items, the best of collectibles and Segulah items:
Letters by Chassidic shepherds, pedigreed copies of Tzaddikim, manuscripts by leading rabbis, books printed at the pedigreed printeries of Slavuta and Zhytomyr, artifacts that had belonged to Tzaddikim and first editions.
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LOT 14:
Yemenite Manuscript, 250 Years Old: Rashi's Commentary on the Torah. 18th Century
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Sold for: $1,000
Start price:
$
800
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
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Yemenite Manuscript, 250 Years Old: Rashi's Commentary on the Torah. 18th Century
Manuscript, Rashi's commentary on the Torah. [Yemen], the 18th century.
[155] leaves. 21 cm. One of the leaves is narrower than the others. A leaf is missing from Parashat Vayechi (Bereshit 48, 7-49, 9) and only a small part of it remained and is detached. In addition, the last leaf is missing. With glosses and additions on the margins of the leaves.
On verso of the first leaf, a signed notation describing the dedication of the book by Mrs. Sa'ida bat Said Alenabi in 1777.
Renewed binding. Stains, including traces of mold. Tears, blemishes and taping to the edges of the leaves. The last leaf is missing and from another leaf, only a small detached passage remained. Fair-good condition.
