![Esther scroll in silver filigree case. [Probably Central Europe, ca. 1900].
Ink on parchment; silver, filigree (unmarked](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale108/14_1.jpg "Small Esther Scroll in High-Quality Silver Filigree Case – Europe, Ca.")
![Esther scroll in silver filigree case. [Probably Central Europe, ca. 1900].
Ink on parchment; silver, filigree (unmarked](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale108/14_2.jpg "Small Esther Scroll in High-Quality Silver Filigree Case – Europe, Ca.")
![Esther scroll in silver filigree case. [Probably Central Europe, ca. 1900].
Ink on parchment; silver, filigree (unmarked](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale108/14_3.jpg "Small Esther Scroll in High-Quality Silver Filigree Case – Europe, Ca.")
Auction 108 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Small Esther Scroll in High-Quality Silver Filigree Case – Europe, Ca. 1900
Opening: $300
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll in silver filigree case. [Probably Central Europe, ca. 1900].
Ink on parchment; silver, filigree (unmarked); gilt.
Small format Esther scroll, written on 4 sheets of parchment glued together; text of Book of Esther arranged in 30 columns, with 14 lines per column. "Tagim" over designated letters.
Scroll housed in decorated, cylindrical, high-quality, silver filigree case, surmounted by an elegant crown-like ornament enclosing a gilt dome. Pull bar sewn onto leading edge of first sheet. Short handle, decorated in filigree.
Height of parchment sheets: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition. Tears, several holes, and browning stains to beginning of first sheet. Height of case (incl. handle): 19.5 cm. Good condition. One arch missing from upper crown, and other arches slightly warped.
Esther Scrolls and Manuscripts on Parchment
Esther Scrolls and Manuscripts on Parchment