Auction 001
A Private Collection of Silver & Judaica : Live online only auction
Mar 17, 2021
United Kingdom
70-76 Knights Hill, West Norwood, Lambeth, SE27 0JD
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Please note that Roseberys cannot guarantee that any of the scrolls offered in this auction are kosher.
Lots 1-413 are part of a private collection being sold on behalf of a charity.
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LOT 312:
A small jewelled Israeli HaMelech Esther scroll case, fitted with megillah, the case unmarked, assumed gold, c.1960 ...
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Sold for: £5,500
Start price:
£
1,600
Estimated price:
£4,000 - £8,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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A small jewelled Israeli HaMelech Esther scroll case, fitted with megillah, the case unmarked, assumed gold, c.1960, attributed to Lucica Smilovici, the case of hexagonal form with panelled sides decorated with vertical bands of geometric scrollwork set with rubies and emeralds, the crown finial centred by a rampant lion, the case signed with Hebrew lettering engraved around the handle, the parchment with 26 lines to a column, depth 5.9cm, case length 16cm. Please note that Roseberys cannot guarantee that this scroll is kosher cf: For a similar (possibly identical) example please see: Sotheby's, New York, Lot 385, A Treasured Legacy: The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica Collection, 29 April 2013 Note: Lucica Koffler Smilovici was the widow of Moshe Smilovici, 1912-1962, a Tel Aviv silver and goldsmith who worked in silver that he sometimes enhanced with niello or gems.
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