A Polish parcel gilt silver torah crown. - image-1
A Polish parcel gilt silver torah crown. - image-2
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Lot 943 Dα

A Polish parcel gilt silver torah crown.

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
18.11.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 23.560 € (incl. premium)

A Polish parcel gilt silver torah crown.

Engraved with depictions of the menorah, showbread, tablets of the law, inscribed with the 10 commandments in Hebrew and a bible verse from Deuteronomy (32:11). With remains of iron mountings to the inside. Fineness 12, no maker's mark or hallmark. H 15,5, diameter 18 / 23,5 cm. Weight ca. 823 g.

Literature

Cf. Kantsedikas et. al.: Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Moscow 1991, no. 14, an identical crown from the Steinhardt Collection auctioned by Sotheby's New York, 29th April 2013, lot 211.