Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
AN ISRAELI SILVER STANDING ESTHER SCROLL CASE, WITH AN ESTHER SCROLL HAND WRITTEN ON PARCHMENT, THE SILVER BY YAACOV YEMINI, JERUSALEM, CIRCA 2000
of cylindrical form, etched with grapevine and applied with a disc of six concentric menorahs about a bas relief of scene for the story of Ester, applied with borders of filigree roundels, set with cabochon jewels, detached cover in the form of an open crown set with turquoises between filigree fleur de lys, fitted with boldly handwritten parchment scroll by the scribe Rabbi Holzberg
height 13¾ in.
35 cm