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LOT 2:
Megillat Ester (Esther Scroll) on Parchment, with an Impressive, Carved Handle – Italy, the 19thCentury
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Sold for: $550 (₪1,909)
₪1,909
Start price:
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500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
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Megillat Ester (Esther Scroll) on Parchment, with an Impressive, Carved Handle – Italy, the 19thCentury
An ancient, impressive Esther Scroll. Nice scribal script.
Age of item: more than 200 years.
The scroll is rolled on carved wood decorated with metal platters.
Size: 17 columns. 22 lines. Height of parchment: 17cm. Height including the wooden handle: 40cm.
Condition: Good. The margins are flawed as well as the handle with omissions of parts of the metal decorations. On columns 10-11 corrections in script that is smaller than the rest of the script of the scroll.
