Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Three Parchment Shiviti Plaques – Italy, 18th/19th Centuries
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Three parchment Shiviti plaques. Italy, 18th and 19th centuries.
Ink and paint on parchment; parchment papercut.
Three small Shiviti plaques, apparently meant to be kept inside a siddur. All three contain a Lamnatzeach menorah, the Shiviti verse, Holy Names and verses.
1. Shiviti plaque. Parchment papercut, decorated with colorful illustrations. [Late 18th or early 19th century].
11X16 cm. Good condition.
2. Parchment Shiviti plaque. Vegetal patterned frame. [Second half of 19th century]. On bottom margins, dedicatory inscription to Yitzchak Refael Ashkenazi of Ancona – Rabbi of Ancona and famous Italian Torah scholar of his times – from "Yaakov Alhayk".
11X16.5 cm. Overall good condition. Some stains and creases, slightly affecting text and decorations.
3. Parchment Shiviti plaque. With illustrations of Temple vessels. [18th century].
10.5X16.5 cm. Fair condition. Creases and stains. Marginal tears, including some open tears, affecting text.
Illustrated Wall Plaques – “Mizrach,” “Shiviti,” and Amulets
Illustrated Wall Plaques – “Mizrach,” “Shiviti,” and Amulets