Auction 91 · Lot 214
Of cartouche form, framed with pierced Hebrew text of Deut. 30.19 (“Uvocharta Bechayim…”) Center set with seven applied shields featuring the Seven Species of the Holy Land, each appropriately titled in Hebrew.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000
- Hammer price
- $3,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LUDWIG WOLPERT DESIGNED SILVER TORAH SHIELD.
summary
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).