Auction 65 · Lot 208
Elongated twisted body terminating with pointed hand extending from cuff; engraved handle with Hebrew dedication: “The Holy Community of Dischkopf” with Hebrew year 1812. Hung with chain (later). Marked. Length: 11.75 inches.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
PRAGUE SILVER TORAH POINTER.
Publication
Prague, 1810
summary
For a similar example of spiral shaft see D. Altshuler, The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections (1983) fig. 108, no. 56.