Auction: Discovery - 2456Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
Austro-Hungarian Silver Cased Megillah,Vienna, c. 1866-1872,case with bright-cut scrolls and monogrammed cartouche, with an openwork crown finial and reeded handle with Renaissance-style motifs, the scroll hand-lettered ink on parchment, (damp damage, handle bent),overall lg. 11 3/4 in.
Provenance: Parke-Bernet, lot 38.
Estimate $2,000-2,500