![Small format Esther scroll. [Europe, first half of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; turned wood.
Especially neat scri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/16_1.jpg "Esther Scroll with Holy Names Emphasized – Europe, 20th Century")
![Small format Esther scroll. [Europe, first half of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; turned wood.
Especially neat scri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/16_2.jpg "Esther Scroll with Holy Names Emphasized – Europe, 20th Century")
![Small format Esther scroll. [Europe, first half of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; turned wood.
Especially neat scri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/16_3.jpg "Esther Scroll with Holy Names Emphasized – Europe, 20th Century")
![Small format Esther scroll. [Europe, first half of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; turned wood.
Especially neat scri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/16_4.jpg "Esther Scroll with Holy Names Emphasized – Europe, 20th Century")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Esther Scroll with Holy Names Emphasized – Europe, 20th Century
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Small format Esther scroll. [Europe, first half of 20th century].
Ink on parchment; turned wood.
Especially neat script on 5 treated parchment membranes sewn together, 10 text columns, 20 lines per column. In several places throughout the scroll, letters of the Tetragrammaton appearing in initials and last letters of words are emphasized.
Rolled on thin, tall wooden handle, with bud-shaped top ornament.
Height of parchment: 10 cm. Height of handle: 28 cm.Overall good condition. Dark stains to upper and lower edges. Stains and tears to outer edge of first membrane. Torn piece at edge of first membrane (probably where a fastener was sewn to scroll).
Esther Scrolls
Esther Scrolls