Elegant scroll written and labeled in Jerusalem by a scribe who was a G-d fearing avreich , using a quill and ink, on a kosher l’mehadrin , high-quality velvety parchment.
Copy no. 3 of 20. Limited edition!
The artist dedicated three years to painting this scroll in Jerusalem. It includes illustrations on 16 pages depicting scenes from the story of the Megillah. Among them are the opening illustration of King Achashverosh’s palace, Esther’s arrival at the king’s palace, the king giving Mordechai the keys to Haman’s house, Mordechai riding on a horse, the hanging of Haman’s ten sons, and the final illustration of Mordechai HaYehudi writing the Scroll of Esther.
The illustrations are surrounded by beautiful depictions of the seven species of fruits, Jerusalem, the Cave of the Patriarchs, Rachel’s Tomb, and more.
These illustrations accompany the reader throughout the reading, bringing the story of the scroll to life with visuals that match to the unfolding plot.
The artistic writing on the scroll allows for a pleasant reading experience with clear, beautiful, and illuminating script.
This precise and rare work of art combines a special printing technique with precise and artistic scribal script, sometimes quite tiny, creating a Meggilat Esther of rare museum-level beauty.
The illustration was scanned and printed on the parchment with high-resolution and high-quality, enhancing the written scroll from all sides.
Parchment height: 50 cm in height. 6 sheets. 16 pages, 28 lines.
Brand new.
Miniature scroll of Esther, ink on parchment. Placed in a silver case, apparently not stamped. Cast, sawn and etched silver.
The megillah is written in beautiful Oriental scribal script. 32 columns, 12 lines per column.
Parchment height: 5 cm.
The case is made as a hidden scroll. The top part is a dome with an orange (coral-like) bead at the top. The bottom is a bent handle. The case is decorated all over with artistic decorations.
Case: 6.5 cm. (including the handle: 20 cm).
Fine condition. Slight tears. Light corrections to the text.
1. Megillat Esther on parchment, Beit Yosef script (Ashkenazi). 19th-20th centuries. Beautiful itaggim at the beginning of the lines.
Width: 43 cm.
Placed in a tin case with a matching lid. Height: 47 cm. Overall fine condition.
2. Megillat Esther on parchment, ktav Ar”i . 19th century.
Width: 45 cm. Moderate condition. Faded script, broken letters.
3.Meggliat Esther on parchment, ktav Ar”i . 19th century.
Width: 49 cm. Moderate condition. Faded script, broken letters.
Small Torah scroll. Ktav HaAr”i . Eastern Europe, 19th century.
Single scribe’s script. Parchment size: 30 cm. Script height: 22.5 cm.
Atzei Chaim and mantle from a later period.
Parchment condition fine. Script condition moderate. Faded letters, broken letters.
Not Kosher. Sold as is.
Very beautiful Italian Torah scroll on thin gevil . Singular scribal script from beginning to end. 18th century.
Special characteristics of this scroll:
The script has an abundance of block
taggim and bent and looped letters (פ, ט) according to the familiar Italian tradition. Likewise, there are rare halachic traditions. For example, words with uncertainties and disputed traditions as to whether they are written as one word or two: The scribe would note the uncertain part between the lines in order to fulfill all opinions. (Refer to
Tashbetz 1:177: “To cover all uncertainties, I ordered scraping a
kes and widening the
lamed above and to write a
kes between the lines above the י”ה, and this is kosher.” Other
poskim , mention this as well, as brought by
Bedek HaBayit 276, as well as by the author of
Ginat Vradim ).
Owners’ signatures in two places. (Probably Alfandra, the
sefer may have been in Turkey in the possession of a member of the renowned Alfandri rabbinic family.)
Scroll condition: Fine. The entire
sefer is authentic, without exchanged sheets. The script is whole and black in the case of most of the letters. Minimal corrections in words and verses. Minimal tears. The scroll can be made kosher.
Parchment height: 45 cm.
Fabric mantle for a Torah scroll with a matching fabric belt. Italy, 19th century.
Stunning embroidery with leaves and flowers. The front of the mantle bears an embroidered dedication made of silver threads: “In memory of Zuzpa and Maria Calvi. Calvi is a typical Italian surname.
The top of the mantle has something of an additional dome knitted together with an elliptical piece of wood.
Silver tassels around the dome. Wooden hoops at the top of the mantle, produced during a later period.
Silver tassels at the bottom of the mantle
Height: 72 cm. Width: 42 cm.
Fine condition. Tear in the mantle in the front in the section with the dedication.
Scribal script on parchment with Birkat HaErusin and Birkat HaMazon for weddings.
Beautiful triple-striped border in the margins of the leaf. Each blessing is introduced by a colorful title in large, decorative letters. The blessings themselves are in a beautiful scribal script.
The scribe signed his name at the end: Avraham Seltzer, sofer sta”m .
[8] leaf. Processed parchment. 15 cm.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Original leather binding, chafed.
