Auction 57 · Lot 335
GOLD TORAH POINTER
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000
- Hammer price
- $10,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Repoussé work with hand-etching in flourishing scroll-patterning with floral and foliate accents bordered with scalloped edge. Central elliptical cabochon inset within silver scrolled shield. Four faceted, square red gemstones at cuff. Extended pointer finger bears jeweled ring. 18 karat gold. Marked. Housed in velvet and wood fitted case. Length: 8.25 inches.
summary
This highly unusual object of vertu, with its Louis XIV-style level of opulence, was specially commissioned. Applied with jewels, it is made with 18 karat gold, a material seldom utilized in fine Judaic ceremonial objects.