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Auction 11 · Lot 296
SILVER TORAH SHIELD Austro-Hungary, 1866-1922.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Round shield, embossed with drapery border and floral motifs near medallion (engraved with dedication inscription) at lower center. Central panel embossed with sheaves, ribbons; above, plaque box with one plaque; above, applique lions rampant support raised Decalogue with engraved Hebrew initial words. At top, embossed coronet with round top finial. Chain suspended from tow loops at back. Marked lower right. H: 380mm. Slight wear.
summary
Yiddish inscription on medallion: “The Brothers Schratter.” The style of this Tas was popular in Vienna at the time, similarly in Poland. See R. Grafman, Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum (1996) No. 118, p. 130.