NEW YORK — A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old is set to be sold at auction in New York for up to an estimated $50 million, Sotheby’s announced Wednesday.
The Codex Sassoon — which dates to the late ninth to early tenth century — is the earliest, most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered.
It will become the most expensive historical document or manuscript to ever go under the hammer when Sotheby’s puts it up for auction in May.
The document is being auctioned for the first time in more than 30 years, with a pre-sale estimate of between $30 million and $50 million.
In November 2021, Sotheby’s sold one of the first prints of the US Constitution for $43 million, a record price for a historical manuscript.
The book was considered lost for over 600 years following the destruction of a synagogue in northeast Syria where it was kept, until it reemerged in 1929, according to the New York Times. It has been in private hands since and is currently owned by Swiss financier and collector Jacqui Safra for $300,000 in the 1970's.
That's an appreciation of about 20000 Percent. Not bad.
Other Real Things offered this year by Sothebys: Sex Pistols memorabilia
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