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Large Torah Crown – Austria-Hungary, Ca. 1900
Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium
Large Torah crown. Austria-Hungary, possibly Bratislava (Pressburg; today, Slovakia) or Vienna, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cut, repoussé, punched, and stamped, (marked with Austro-Hungarian fineness marks in use from 1886 to 1922; arches marked with maker’s mark, "SB"; base also marked "Bernauer S"); gilt.
Unusually large Torah crown, with eight arches and a stylized dome on top, all bearing vegetal patterns. Broad oval-shaped base, equipped at center with a pair of tall, broad dedicated cylinders to be fitted over the wooden handles of the Torah scroll.
On the perimeter surface of the base are a dozen delicate leaf-shaped ornaments with rectangular frames at their centers, which had previously housed glass beads (now missing).
Height: 35 cm. Maximal width: 39X34 cm. Overall good condition. Minor warping. Glass beads missing. Bells missing from all 8 arches. Small flower-shaped ornament missing from base. Apparently also missing ornament at top or bell at center.
Torah Ornaments – Crowns, Finials, Shields and More
Torah Ornaments – Crowns, Finials, Shields and More