A SILVER TORAH SHIELD, PROBABLY GALICIAN, DATED 1753
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November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
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A SILVER TORAH SHIELD, PROBABLY GALICIAN, DATED 1753
arched top with chased gadroon rim, the center inscribed between columns with grapevines, columns entwined with grapevine, chased with swags of fruit all on matted ground and applied with openwork crown, supported by lions, has suspension chain
unmarked
height 9⅝ in.
24.5 cm
Sotheby's, New York, November 25, 1981, lot 214
The inscription reads: "Donation of the Honored Mordechai, son of Levi, and his wife Yenta in the year 5513 (1753)".