Auction 72
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Mar 16, 2017
Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Time in Israel: 22:00, Time in New York: 15:00 EST
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LOT 256:
(MEGILATH ESTHER).
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Sold for: $7,500
Estimated price :
$
6,000 - $8,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
On commission only
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Created by Yaacov Agam . The Scroll of Esther. A ritually penned scroll. Black ink on vellum. Square Hebrew script. 42 lines arranged in eleven columns on seven membranes. Columns within extravagantly designed silkscreen borders by Agam. Lower corners of each membrane inscribed “167/180.” Signed by Agam in Hebrew at end.
circa, Israeli: 1980.
Agam's remarkable Megillah, a tour-de-force in modern illustration and design.
