![Decorated Esther scroll in large format. [Italy, perhaps Ancona, ca. early 19th century].
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![Decorated Esther scroll in large format. [Italy, perhaps Ancona, ca. early 19th century].
Ink and paint on parchment; tu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/6_2.jpg "Esther Scroll with Colorful Floral Decorations and Accompanying Blessi")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Esther Scroll with Colorful Floral Decorations and Accompanying Blessings Leaf – Italy, Early 19th Century
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Decorated Esther scroll in large format. [Italy, perhaps Ancona, ca. early 19th century].
Ink and paint on parchment; turned wood.
Esther scroll, written in Italian script on 4 parchment membranes sewn together, 12 text columns, 24 lines per column. Edge of tab at beginning of scroll artistically cut, and decorated with large floral illustrations; the text columns are surrounded by square frames filled with colorful flower illustrations – pomegranates, tulips, carnations, sowbreads, roses and other flowers – colored red, pink, green, turquoise and blue. The scroll is accompanied by a blessings leaf, containing the blessings recited over the Megillah reading and the piyyut Korei Megillah by R. Avraham ibn Ezra, with matching decorations.
Rolled on a more recent wooden handle.
Height of parchment: 23.5 cm. Height of handle: 38 cm. Blessings leaf: 20X23 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. A few holes, slightly affecting text. Minor marginal tears to first membrane; tears to edge of last membrane, repaired with sewing. Lacking fastener. Fading of ink and paint in text and decorations.
Provenance: Durante family, Ancona.
Esther Scrolls
Esther Scrolls