Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Miniature Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case – II
Opening: $300
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Miniature Esther scroll housed in decorated silver case. [Probably Palestine, early decades of the 20th century].
Silver (unmarked); filigree; ink on parchment.
Esther scroll inscribed in minute script on 3 sheets of parchment sewn one to the other; text of Book of Esther arranged in 45 columns, with 11 rows per column. "Tagim" (decorative "crownlets") over designated letters.
Housed in miniature silver case decorated in silver thread, with decorations covering body, and dome-shaped cap and base. Short silver shaft-handle, partly decorated in pattern matching main part of case.
Height of parchment sheets: 2.3 cm. Height of case (incl. handle): 9.8 cm. Overall good condition.
Esther Scrolls
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