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Auction 9 · Lot 29
PARTIALLY GILT SILVER TORAH CROWN. Berlin, 19th centur.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Two tapered staves slide within base channel; flattened spherical crown with eight alternating embossed ribs and bells in lower half, eight flower-ornamented embossed ribs in upper half, topped by domed element with interior bell which supports two cast gilt lions rampant holding Decalogue with initial Hebrew words on front, and engraved sunburst on back. Marked at front center. H: 330mm. Previous repairs.
summary
For two similar crowns in the Jewish Museum collection, see R. Grafman, Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum (1996), Nos. 454, 455, p. 264
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