Auction 59
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Feb 20, 2018
8 Ramban St. Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 9:
iniature Esther Scroll - Italy, Turn of the 18th Century
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Sold for: $440
Start price:
$
400
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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iniature Esther Scroll - Italy, Turn of the 18th Century
Esther scroll on parchment. [Italy, end of 17th century or first half of 18th century].
Miniature format.
Ink on thin parchment. Italian scribal script (14 lines per column). Enlarged initial, style of layout similar to the scroll printed at the end of the 1551 Venice Chumash. The layout of most of the megillah conforms with the layout of the scroll which was printed at the end of the 1555 Ferrara Chumash.
Height of parchment: 9 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Holes in the beginning of the scroll, affecting text. Faded ink and ink spreading in several places.
Enclosed in an expert's report.
