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Auction 4 · Lot 319
600x1200 mm
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
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author
AMERICAN PAINTED WOOD TORAH-ARK PEDIMENT. Carved, painted and gilded displaying pair of rampant lions flanking Hebrew Decalogue surmounted by coronet, Hebrew memorial dedication running below.
Publication
Early 20th century
summary
The consignor relates this as having been salvaged from a disused synagogue in Pennsylvania. For other examples of such American craftsmanship, see Jewish Museum Catalogue, The Jewish Heritage in American Folk Art (1984) nos. 7,73 and 97 (illustrated)