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A SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- marked 800.
- silver
- height including bells 15 in.
- 38 cm
electro-form, formed as two rampant regardant lions flanking the Tablets, on drapery mantle below a crown, hung with three bells, has suspension chain.
Condition
Condition good.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similar shield is in the Jewish Museum, New York, S 33, where it is noted "it is identical with casting patterns from the Emil Freund Workshop in Hanau;" see Rafi Grafman, Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments in the Jewish Museum, New York, 1996, cat. no. 89, pp. 116, 119.