A Polish silver-mounted copper Torah ark, early 20th century

copper arcaded case with two doors mounted with silver embossed Tablets of the Law with lion supporters and Hebrew inscription, leaf ornament at the corners, on shaped oblong base of leaf tips, fitted with Scroll covered in blue velvet mantle, a silver Torah pointer, a small silver Torah shield and a pair of embossed Torah finials hung with bells

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Judaica: Hebrew Manuscripts and Books, Ritual Silver and Other Objects from the Collection of Alexander S. Bistritzky, April 18, 1967, lot 273.

case has lost some of it's finish, Torah finials with repairs to staves, overall good
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The inscription on the case reads "The crown of Torah."