IMPORTANT BEZALEL SILVER AND IVORY TORAH POINTER.

c. 1906

Acid etched designs of vines, leaves and grape clusters decorate the tapered shaft, ending in a band of applied carved ivory featuring Stars-of-David and floral designs. Bezalel mark likely obscured by old solder repair above the filigree ball at center. 7.75 inches.

Silver Torah pointers made during the early period of Bezalel are exceedingly rare. For another silver Bezalel ritual object with an identically designed ivory decoration, see the Esther Scroll case formerly held in the Janger collection and displayed at the Spertus Museum exhibition “The Legacy of Bezalel” (1990).