Fine Books and Manuscripts: Featuring Important Chicago Memorabilia
Thu, Jan 10, 2019 06:30AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 473
Leather Fragment from a Torah Scroll Recovered in Israel.
Estimate: $200 - $300
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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Leather Fragment from a Torah Scroll Recovered in Israel. Leather portion from a Yemenite Torah, circa 15th century s, lettered in Hebrew on deerskin. Framed and matted with a translation of Genesis, Chapter Five, and an accompanying note on the provenance: ?Louis Mitchell Kesselman, on a visit to Israel in 1956 uncovered an ancient Yemenite Torah which , according to Bible experts, dates to the Fifteenth Century.? Fragment 16 ? x 8 ??. Mid-century presentation frame bearing a brass plaque lettered: ?Presented by Richard A. Jefferson Class.? Provenance: Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisc.
