Auction 83 · Lot 199
Of cartouche form, framed with pierced Hebrew text of Deut. 30.19 (“Uvocharta Bechayim…”)
- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LUDWIG WOLPERT DESIGNED SILVER TORAH SHIELD
summary
Center set with seven applied shields featuring the Seven Species of the Holy Land, each appropriately titled in Hebrew. Reverse marked: “Tobe Pasche Workshop, Jewish Museum, Wolpert Silver.” Front marked: “Sterling Portugal.” 8.5 x 9 inches (21.5 x 22.8 cm).
For another example see: Abram Kanof, Jewish Ceremonial Art and Religious Observances (1980) p. 229 (pl. 239).