Auction 59 · Lot 140
To be placed above the Ark containing the Torah Scrolls. Grandly carved, featuring central Decalogue with related Hebrew words. 26 x 72 inches.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $1,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LARGE AMERICAN PAINTED WOOD AND PLASTER SYNAGOGUE ARK ORNAMENT.
summary
The consignor relates that his father purchased this item in the 1960’s from a disused synagogue in the Philadelphia area.