A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Shield, c. 1830
Auction Closed
December 15, 09:26 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Shield, c. 1830
arched top, the fluted columns with stamped plaques of lyres, matched above the portion plaques, engraved at base "Familie Ferdinand Strauss Freilaubersheim", fitted with one single-sided portion plaque, apparently unmarked
Height 11½in. (29 cm)
The Jewish Community in Freilaubersheim was small and an offshoot of Furfeld. Only 25 Jews were counted there in 1830. The town is in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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