Bidspirit auction | LARGE CONTINENTAL SILVER MEGILLAH CASE

LARGE CONTINENTAL SILVER MEGILLAH CASE Cylindrical case title in Hebrew with dense repousse-work depicting Queen Esther approaching King Ahaseurus on his throne, amidst elaborate floral and foliate design motifs and along spindle. The whole surmounted by large openwork coronet. Prominent thumb-pull fitted along entire width of the Megillah. Marked. FITTED WITH: Tall manuscript Esther Scroll composed in a fine Aschkenazic hand on vellum. L: 22 inches (56 cm). 19th Century. A STUPENDOUS, GRAND  MEGILLAH. PROVENANCE:  A prominent New York family, comprising four generations of collectors.