123. AN IMPORTANT 17TH CENTURY TORAH BINDER
AN IMPORTANT 17TH CENTURY TORAH BINDER. Italian, 17th century. Decorated with floral embroidery. Written: “BLESSED IS G-D, ONE G-D, A DONATION OF THE OLD WOMAN, THE HAND WORK OF ESTHER THE TEACHER, THE DAUGHTER OF THE PHILANTHROPIST AND SCHOLAR, REB MORDECHAI TOLYNNYNO, I GIVE THIS COVER AS A GIFT TO CHARITY, LET IT BE THE WILL BEFORE YOU MY G-D, AND G-D OF MY FATHERS, THAT YOU SHOULD ACCEPT MY SOUL WITH COMPASSION WHEN YOU TAKE IT FROM ME AND SET IT TO THE GARDEN OF EDEN, BENEATH YOUR HONORABLE THRONE. THIS COVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE YOUR HONORABLE THRONE AS KADDISH BARUCH, BARUCH HASHEM YITBARACH VE YISHTABACH SHEMO KEDUSHATA BERICH HU. ROSH HASHANAH, 5458 (1698). Framed.
Estimate $6,000 – 9,000
