Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Silver Torah Ark Curtain Plaque – Syria, 1935 – Cohen-Arazi / Katash Family
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Torah Ark curtain plaque (dedication plaque). [Syria], 5695 [1935].
Silver, repoussé and engraved (unmarked); parcel-gilt.
Convex plaque, designed for sewing onto a Torah Ark curtain. Shaped as an architectural structure with a large central dome supported by two columns. In the center, within a tablet-shaped frame, is a dedication inscription:
"Sanctified to the Lord / by Marko Cohen Arazi …for the elevation of the soul of his wife / Shafiqa Cohen Arazi / daughter of Shlomo Katash, who passed away / in the prime of her life, on the 25th / of Nisan 5695 …" (Hebrew).
"Sanctified to the Lord / by Marko Cohen Arazi …for the elevation of the soul of his wife / Shafiqa Cohen Arazi / daughter of Shlomo Katash, who passed away / in the prime of her life, on the 25th / of Nisan 5695 …" (Hebrew).
Height: 35.5 cm. Width: 25 cm. Overall good condition. Minor bends and blemishes to edges.
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