Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
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![Esther scroll, in leather case. [Europe, ca. 19th century].
Ink on parchment. Large format. Placed in leather-coated c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/148_3.jpg "Esther Scroll with Decorative Serifs – Europe, Ca. 19th Century")
![Esther scroll, in leather case. [Europe, ca. 19th century].
Ink on parchment. Large format. Placed in leather-coated c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/148_4.jpg "Esther Scroll with Decorative Serifs – Europe, Ca. 19th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll, in leather case. [Europe, ca. 19th century].
Ink on parchment. Large format. Placed in leather-coated cardboard case. 11 columns (over 3 sheets). 42 lines per sheet.
Esther scroll in neat Stam script [Ashkenazic Beit Yosef script], with fine, large decorative serifs (Tagim) at tops of columns and at the ten sons of Haman.
Written in HaMelekh format (most columns begin with the word HaMelekh).
Placed in a cardboard case covered in leather, with embossed gilt inscription, presumably the name of the scroll's owner.
Height of parchment: 47 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and wear. Fading of ink. Old leather-coated cardboard case, with tears and cracks.
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Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Poland, ca. mid-19th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/149_1.jpg "Esther Scroll in a Large, High-Quality Silver Filigree Case, Set with")
![Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Poland, ca. mid-19th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/149_2.jpg "Esther Scroll in a Large, High-Quality Silver Filigree Case, Set with")
![Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Poland, ca. mid-19th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/149_3.jpg "Esther Scroll in a Large, High-Quality Silver Filigree Case, Set with")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll housed in a decorated silver case. [Poland, ca. mid-19th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked with fineness mark “12”); filigree; parcel-gilt; glass and gemstone insets; ink on parchment.
“HaMelekh” Esther scroll (most columns begin with the word HaMelekh), written on four parchment sheets sewn one to the other; 17 text columns, 22 lines per column, with tagin on designated letters.
Housed in a large cylindrical parcel-gilt silver case, wrapped in two wide bands of openwork silver filigree in geometric and vegetal designs, set with colorful glass stones and turquoise cabochons. The case is topped with a silver crown and additional vegetal ornamentation. A rectangular silver pull-bar with a twisted silver strap is sewn to the beginning of the first sheet.
Parchment height: 20.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor staining, creases and wear, mostly to the first sheet. Case height (including handle): 44 cm. Overall good condition. Minor blemishes and bends; gilding worn. Placed in a later cylindrical cardboard case covered in fabric.
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Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Decorated Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Greece or vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, repoussé and engra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/150_1.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll on Parchment, in Silver Case – Greece, 19th Ce")
![Decorated Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Greece or vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, repoussé and engra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/150_2.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll on Parchment, in Silver Case – Greece, 19th Ce")
![Decorated Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Greece or vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, repoussé and engra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/150_3.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll on Parchment, in Silver Case – Greece, 19th Ce")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Decorated Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Greece or vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, repoussé and engraved; silver, cast and turned (unmarked); ink and paint on parchment.
Decorated Esther scroll, inscribed on four parchment sheets sewn one to the other, 17 columns of text, usually 22 lines per column.
The scroll is decorated throughout in yellow-gold, purple, and pink tones: each text column is enclosed within a fine yellow-gold rectangular frame, separated by narrow strips adorned with delicate vegetal and geometric designs. The opening margin of the scroll features a similar ornamental design.
The scroll is housed in a cylindrical silver case decorated with various motifs, including a seven-branched menorah, the Tablets of the Law, a jug, a flowering branch, and vegetal patterns. The case has bulbous base and lid, with a tall floral ornament at the top, and a wide silver clasp with matching decoration and a small suspension ring.
Height of parchment: 12 cm, height of case (including handle): 35.5 cm. Overall good condition. One leaf ornament at top of the case is broken and partially missing.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Esther scroll housed in an ornate silver case. Austro-Hungary (possibly Vienna), [late 19th century].
Silver, cast, tu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/151_1.jpg "Esther Scroll in Ornate Silver Case – Austro-Hungary, Late 19th Centur")
![Esther scroll housed in an ornate silver case. Austro-Hungary (possibly Vienna), [late 19th century].
Silver, cast, tu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/151_2.jpg "Esther Scroll in Ornate Silver Case – Austro-Hungary, Late 19th Centur")
![Esther scroll housed in an ornate silver case. Austro-Hungary (possibly Vienna), [late 19th century].
Silver, cast, tu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/151_3.jpg "Esther Scroll in Ornate Silver Case – Austro-Hungary, Late 19th Centur")
![Esther scroll housed in an ornate silver case. Austro-Hungary (possibly Vienna), [late 19th century].
Silver, cast, tu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/151_4.jpg "Esther Scroll in Ornate Silver Case – Austro-Hungary, Late 19th Centur")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll housed in an ornate silver case. Austro-Hungary (possibly Vienna), [late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, repoussé and engraved (marked with Austro-Hungarian fineness marks in use between 1886-1922, and maker’s mark “J.V” in a rectangular frame); ink on parchment.
“HaMelekh” scroll (most columns begin with the word “HaMelekh”), written on four parchment sheets sewn one to the other; 21 columns of text, 21 lines per column; with Tagim (decorative crownlets over designated letters).
Housed in a high-quality cylindrical silver case, decorated with repeating vegetal motifs. A central cartouche is engraved with the monogram “AUS”; crown shaped ornament at the top of the case, surmounted by a floral finial; plain rectangular silver pull bar with a small rotating handle (for locking).
Height of parchment: 14 cm. Good condition. Some staining, mostly to final sheet. Height of case (including handle): 34 cm. Good condition. One floral element missing from upper ornament. Minor warping.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Esther scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. Romania, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked wit](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/152_1.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/152_2.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/152_3.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/152_4.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/152_5.jpg "Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case – Romania, Early 20th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_1.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_2.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_3.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_4.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_5.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
![Esther Scroll, housed in a decorated silver case. [Russia or the Caucasus, late 19th century].
Silver, cast, turned, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/153_6.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case Decorated with Niello – Russia")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Miniature Esther scroll, housed in silver case. [Poland or Russia, early decades of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; silver,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/154_1.jpg "Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Poland or Rus")
![Miniature Esther scroll, housed in silver case. [Poland or Russia, early decades of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; silver,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/154_2.jpg "Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Poland or Rus")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Miniature Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, Iraq or the vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, pierced](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/155_1.jpg "Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Iraq or Vicini")
![Miniature Esther scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, Iraq or the vicinity, 19th century].
Silver, pierced](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/155_2.jpg "Hand-Decorated Miniature Esther Scroll in Silver Case – Iraq or Vicini")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Esther Scroll housed in a silver case. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century].
Silver, cast, turned and engraved (unmark](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/156_1.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/156_2.jpg "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](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/156_3.jpg "Miniature Esther Scroll in a Decorated Silver Case – Ottoman Empire")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, 19th Century or Early 20th Century].
Ink and paint on parchment;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/157_1.jpg "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;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/157_2.jpg "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;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/157_3.jpg "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;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/157_4.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll – Morocco, 19th Century")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
![Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century].
Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/158_1.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll with Original Wooden Roller – Morocco, 19th Ce")
![Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century].
Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/158_2.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll with Original Wooden Roller – Morocco, 19th Ce")
![Decorated Esther scroll on a wooden roller. [Morocco, late 19th century].
Wood, turned and carved; metal; ink and pain](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/158_3.jpg "Decorated Esther Scroll with Original Wooden Roller – Morocco, 19th Ce")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
Catalogue Value
!["Opening to the Scroll of Esther". Decorated leaf of blessings, with kabbalistic kavanot. [Yemen, 19th century].Ink and paint](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale103/159.jpg "Decorated Parchment Leaf – Blessings and Kavanot for Megillah Reading")
Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Sep 1, 2025
Opening: Make an Offer
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
"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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Torah Scrolls and Megillot on Parchment: Silver and Wooden Cases, Illustrated Esther Scrolls
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