Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection

Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER SMALL 'GEM'-SET TORAH SHIELD, PROBABLY GALICIAN, 18TH CENTURY

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November 20, 08:47 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER SMALL 'GEM'-SET TORAH SHIELD, PROBABLY GALICIAN, 18TH CENTURY


arched shield chased with foliate strapwork, Hebrew inscription in cartouche below engraved gilt Tablets topped with applied gilt crown set with pastes and agate

apparently unmarked

height 8 1/5 in.

21.6 cm

The inscription reads: "gift of Yitzhak ben Joshua in the year 5536 (1776)".