Bidspirit auction | Esther Scroll with Golden Metal

Esther Scroll with Golden Metal Handle and Matching Mantle – Ottoman Empire, Ca. 1900 - Esther scroll. [Ottoman Empire (Turkey), late 19th or early 20th century]. Ink on parchment; white metal, cast and turned; gilt; velvet; tassels of metal thread. Esther scroll written on 5 parchment membranes sewn together, 19 text columns, 18 lines per column, with serifs (Tagim), and decorations on Lamed letters on top rows and a few other letters within text. The scroll is rolled on a handle in the design characteristic of handles (usually silver filigree) produced in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey, especially Izmir) in the 19th century. The top of the handle is designed as a four-tiered crown surmounted with an onion-like knob topped by a crescent ornament. The scroll is wrapped in an original fabric cover, in the form of a Torah mantle, made of blue velvet, with a long lace at the edge. Height of parchment: 14.5 cm. Overall good condition. Slight stains and creases. Height of handle: 38 cm. Overall good condition. Top crown ornaments slightly loose. Gilt abraded. Mantle very abraded and worn, with tears, and tassels are mostly detached.