Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica

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Lot 152 Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case – Romania, Early 20th Century

Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit
Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit
Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit
Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit
Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit
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Sold for: $2,125
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Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked with a small Romanian fineness mark – a crown above the letter J in circular frame, in use from 1906); gilt; ink on parchment.
HaMelekh Esther scroll (most columns beginning with the word “HaMelekh”), inscribed on four parchment sheets sewn one to the other; 15 columns of text, usually 24 lines per column; tagin on designated letters, and on the letter Heh of the word “HaMelekh” in the opening lines.
Housed in an ornate, parcel-gilt silver case, engraved with the owner’s name: “Isak I. Cohen”. Fitted with a curved handle and a rectangular silver pull bar.
Inscription at the beginning of the first sheet records the donation of the scroll to the Sephardic synagogue in Craiova (Romania). Additional handwritten note at the end of the last sheet, signed and dated Vienna, 1911 (?).

Parchment height: 13 cm. Overall good condition. Minor stains and wear. Slight splitting at sheet seams. Case height (including handle): 29.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
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Lot 153 Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia or the Caucasus, 19th Century

Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century]. Silver, cast, turned, e
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Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, engraved, and pierced (unmarked); niello; ink on parchment.
Scroll inscribed on three parchment sheets sewn one to the other (+ one small decorated parchment sheet pasted to the beginning of the first large sheet, and an additional small sheet sewn at the end of the scroll); 27 text columns, usually 13 lines per column.
A smaller, decorated parchment sheet is sewn to the beginning of the first scroll sheet, with vertically written blessings recited before the Megillah reading, in red ornamental vegetal design. A small, similarly decorated piece is sewn to the end of the scroll, bearing the opening words of the blessing “Harav et riveinu”, recited after the reading.
Housed in a cylindrical silver case, pierced and decorated with niello vegetal motifs. The upper lid is engraved in Hebrew: "Megillat Esther Amalkah [!]"; the bottom lid is inscribed in Cyrillic: “Letter of Queen Esther.”
Matching silver handle, topped with a ball and floral ornament.

Parchment height: 7 cm. Fair condition. Beginning of the first and blessings sheets are torn, worn, and partially missing. Tear at the end of the third parchment sheet. Final blessings panel rolls with difficulty. Case height (including handle): 24 cm. Good condition. Metal strip attached to the first sheet is not original or may be partially missing.
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Lot 154 Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Poland or Russia

Miniature Esther scroll, housed in silver case. [Poland or Russia, early decades of 20th century]. Ink on parchment; silver,
Miniature Esther scroll, housed in silver case. [Poland or Russia, early decades of 20th century]. Ink on parchment; silver,
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Miniature Esther scroll, housed in silver case. [Poland or Russia, early decades of 20th century].

Ink on parchment; silver, lathed and engraved (unmarked).

Miniature Esther scroll (3.3 cm.), inscribed on 6 sheets of parchment, sewn together; text of Book of Esther arranged in 44 columns, with 11 rows per column. “Tagim” (decorative “crownlets”) over designated letters.

The scroll is housed in a small-sized case decorated with vegetal patterns.

Height of parchment sheets: 3.3 cm. Height of case: (incl. handle): 11.5 cm. Good condition.

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Lot 155 Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Iraq or Vicinity

Miniature Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, Iraq or the vicinity, 19th century]. Silver, pierced
Miniature Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, Iraq or the vicinity, 19th century]. Silver, pierced
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Miniature Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, Iraq or the vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, pierced, turned and engraved (unmarked); ink on parchment.
Esther scroll, written in tiny script on four parchment sheets, sewn one to the other; 43 columns of text, 11 lines per column; with Tagim (decorative crownlets) on designated letters, and large, ornamented Tagim in the opening lines.
Housed in an octagonal silver case, decorated with vegetal motifs. Dome-like top, encircled by a serrated outer rim. Rectangular silver pull bar, decorated with a matching design.

Height of parchment: 3.5 cm. Overall good condition. Some staining and creases. Height of case (including handle): 15 cm. Good condition.
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Lot 156 Miniature Esther Scroll in a Decorated Silver Case – Ottoman Empire

Esther Scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century]. Silver, cast, turned and engraved (unmark
Esther Scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century]. Silver, cast, turned and engraved (unmark
Esther Scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century]. Silver, cast, turned and engraved (unmark
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Sold for: $3,250
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Esther Scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century].
Silver, cast, turned and engraved (unmarked); ink on parchment.
HaMelekh Esther Scroll (most columns opening with the word “HaMelekh”), inscribed on five parchment sheets sewn one to the other, 32 columns of text, 14 lines per column. Tagin on designated letters.
Housed in a cylindrical silver case, adorned with vegetal motifs; domed cover with vegetal ornament at top. Rectangular silver pull bar with ring. Curved handle for rolling.

Height of parchment: 7.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor staining; some detached stitches between sheets and at pull bar. Height of case (including handle): 23.5 cm. Good condition.
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Lot 157 Decorated Esther Scroll – Morocco, 19th Century

Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century]. Ink and paint on parchment;
Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century]. Ink and paint on parchment;
Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century]. Ink and paint on parchment;
Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century]. Ink and paint on parchment;
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Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century].
Ink and paint on parchment; turned wood.
Inscribed on four parchment sheets sewn one to the other, featuring 24 columns of text, with 17-18 lines per column. Rolled onto the original wooden roller.
The scroll is decorated throughout with painted ink ornaments in green and red, following a uniform design featuring arches supported by large architectural columns. The arches and columns are adorned with vegetal and geometric motifs.

Height of parchment: 12 cm. Height of wooden roller: cm. Scroll in good condition, with some marginal staining. Minor marginal stains and tears to first sheet. Some chips and losses to the decorations on the wooden roller.
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Lot 158 Decorated Esther Scroll with Original Wooden Roller – Morocco, 19th Century

Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century]. Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain
Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century]. Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain
Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century]. Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain
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Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century].
Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and paint on parchment.
Esther scroll inscribed on 14 parchment sheets sewn one to the other; 57 columns of text, 10-16 lines per column.
Text columns set within arched frames, surrounded by column-like and vegetal decorations painted in blue, red, green, and yellow.
The scroll is rolled on its original wooden roller, adorned with pierced metal bands, similar to the ornaments on Moroccan Torah rollers.

Parchment height: 9.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Scroll inscribed on parchment of varying quality, some with fading of ink and paint. Minor tears. One open tear at the beginning of the first sheets (repaired). Long parchment strip for fastening the scroll is a later addition. Roller height: 33.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor cracks and wear to the wood and metal bands.
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Lot 159 Decorated Parchment Leaf – Blessings and Kavanot for Megillah Reading – Yemen, 19th Century

"Opening to the Scroll of Esther". Decorated leaf of blessings, with kabbalistic kavanot. [Yemen, 19th century].Ink and paint
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"Opening to the Scroll of Esther". Decorated leaf of blessings, with kabbalistic kavanot. [Yemen, 19th century].
Ink and paint on parchment.
Rectangular parchment leaf, comprising the verses and prayers recited in the Yemenite rite before and after the Megillah reading, next to kabbalistic kavanot based on the teachings of the Arizal. Some verses highlighted in red ink. Ten Sefirot, appearing over some words, written in red. Red frame around leaf with repeating vegetal pattern, topped by three decorated arches.
26.5X37.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases, stains and fading of ink, affecting text and decorations. Pieces of margin missing, professionally restored. Old punctures to right and left margins, apparently from early sewing.

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Lot 160 Miniature Esther Scroll on Parchment – Written and Illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum – Buenos Aires, 1944

Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944]. Ink and color on parchment; turned
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Esther scroll, written and illustrated by Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum. Buenos Aires, [1944].

Ink and color on parchment; turned wood.

Artistically executed Esther scroll, comprising nine parchment sheets, sewn one to the other. Unlike standard Esther scrolls, this scroll opens with an introductory panel serving as a title page, featuring the title, the artist’s name, and the place and year of production, followed by 36 columns: ten contain illustrations only (on a yellowish background, signed with initials), seven combine text and illustrations, and the remainder contain only text.

Housed in its original carved wooden case, with handle.

Moshe Yechiel Feigenblum was active in Buenos Aires, Argentina from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. His works exhibit the influence of Russian avant-garde art. This influence is particularly evident in his illustrations for I. L. Peretz’s Hasidic tales (Drei Chassidische Dertzeilungen, Buenos Aires, 1949), where the impact of El Lissitzky’s style is most pronounced. This influence is also discernible in the present scroll, especially in its echoes of Lissitzky’s illustrations for Sihas Chullin (Moscow, 1917).

Another known manuscript by Feigenblum – a Passover Haggadah, also on parchment (Buenos Aires, 1939, NLI Ms. Heb. 669=4) – was illuminated in a markedly different style, inspired by medieval Hebrew manuscripts, underscoring the artist's stylistic versatility.

Height of parchment: 9.8 cm. Overall good condition. Some creases, mainly to beginning of the first sheet and end of final sheet. Minor stains at the beginning of the first sheet. Possibly missing a clasp at the beginning of the scroll. Height of case (including handle): 29.5 cm. Good condition.

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Lot 161 Esther Scroll in Wooden Case – Jerusalem, Early 20th Century

Esther Scroll, rolled on “Atzei Chaim” and housed in a wooden case. Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century.Ink on parchment; ink a
Esther Scroll, rolled on “Atzei Chaim” and housed in a wooden case. Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century.Ink on parchment; ink a
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Esther Scroll, rolled on “Atzei Chaim” and housed in a wooden case. Jerusalem, ca. early 20th century.
Ink on parchment; ink and carved inscriptions on wood; turned and carved wood.
Scroll comprises three parchment sheets sewn one to the other, with 30 columns of text, 20 lines per column.
Housed in a round wooden case, shaped like a Torah scroll case, and rolled on a pair of “Atzei Chaim”. The two doors of the case are inscribed with verses and blessings, dated 1888 (however, the parchment and script are characteristic of the early 20th century).
Parchment height: 9.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Height of case (incl. rollers): ca. 20 cm. Long crack along the back of the case. One roller handle broken at lower end (fragment enclosed). Holes for locking mechanism, lacking original clasp (new cord added for closure).

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Lot 162 Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Filigree Case – Palestine

Miniature Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Presumably Palestine, early decades of the 20th century].
Miniature Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Presumably Palestine, early decades of the 20th century].
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Miniature Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Presumably Palestine, early decades of the 20th century].
Silver filigree and granulation (unmarked); ink on parchment.
“HaMelekh” scroll (most columns begin with the word “HaMelekh”), written in tiny calligraphic script on five parchment sheets, sewn one to the other; 24 columns of text, 16-17 lines per column.
Housed in a miniature silver case, decorated with silver thread and granulation; dome-like ornament at the top of the case, surmounted by a spherical finial; long spiral silver handle.

Height of parchment: 3.1 cm. Good condition. Height of case (including handle): 14.5 cm. Good condition. Dome ornament and internal rod slightly loose.
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Lot 163 Illustrated Esther Scroll in Decorated Filigree Silver Case – Israel, Ca. 1950s

Esther scroll in decorated filigree silver case. [Israel, ca. mid-20th century]. Ink, paint and gold on parchment; sil
Esther scroll in decorated filigree silver case. [Israel, ca. mid-20th century]. Ink, paint and gold on parchment; sil
Esther scroll in decorated filigree silver case. [Israel, ca. mid-20th century]. Ink, paint and gold on parchment; sil
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Esther scroll in decorated filigree silver case. [Israel, ca. mid-20th century].
Ink, paint and gold on parchment; silver, filigree and granulation (with Israeli duty mark – "13" inside the letter Mem, in use from the 1950s); glass and turquoise marbles; gilt.
Small-format scroll, written on two parchment sheets sewn together, 15 text columns, 19 lines per column.
Scroll decorated throughout with colored and gilt illustrations, in a repeating pattern: helical pillars separating text columns, topped by angels holding baskets of flowers and pairs of birds. The upper and lower margins are decorated throughout the scroll with illustrations of flowers and fruits. An illustration of a scaffold-like ladder appears on the column with the names of the ten sons of Haman.
Placed in elegant silver case, inlaid with turquoise and pink glass marbles.

Height of parchment: 6 cm. Overall good condition. Light moisture damage, slightly affecting illustrations, mainly to upper and lower margins. Outer edge of first sheet significantly abraded and faded. Case: 16.5 cm. Good condition. Several missing pieces in filigree decorations.

For similar items, see: Sotheby's, New York, 17 December, 2008, Lot 40; Kedem, Auction 102, 7 May 2025, Lots 153-154; these scrolls have previously been dated to the 1920s-1930s, but their dating should probably be modified to ca. the 1950s. See also next two lots.

Provenance:
1. Oscar and Regina Gruss, New York.
2. Heirs of the above.
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