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Auction 9 · Lot 5
ILLUMINATED SCROLL OF ESTHER. Continental, late 19th century.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $1,100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Aschkenazi script with azure and lilac interlace decorations betwween and below columns throughout. Upper margin displaying select letters with elaborate flourishes, also featuring coronets. Depiction of Haman and sons hanging from their gallows. On wooden stave H: 100mm.
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