Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Six Small Torah Pointers – Central and Eastern Europe
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Six small Torah pointers. Central and Eastern Europe: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austro-Hungary, and Germany. [19th and 20th centuries].
Silver, cast, repoussé and engraved (some marked, see below).
1. Parcel-gilt Torah pointer, probably Germany or Austro-Hungary, 19th century. Marked with fineness mark "13". Decorated cuff, with remnants of a worn dedicatory inscription.
2. Small Torah pointer, likely Germany. Inscribed with the year 5587 [1827].
3. Heavy, massive Torah pointer. Engraved dedication:
“Donated by the brothers R. Nachman and R. Henoch Ferber / Engraved by the brothers Pash in memory of their father R. Baruch Aryeh…".
“Donated by the brothers R. Nachman and R. Henoch Ferber / Engraved by the brothers Pash in memory of their father R. Baruch Aryeh…".
4-5. Pair of Torah pointers, Czechoslovakia, [ca. 1930s]. Both marked with Czechoslovakian fineness marks, used after 1929. One inscribed:
“Made by the gabbaim of the community”; the other inscribed: “R. Zvi Faries / R. Menashe Ungar / R. Michael Kreuss”.
“Made by the gabbaim of the community”; the other inscribed: “R. Zvi Faries / R. Menashe Ungar / R. Michael Kreuss”.
6. Small Torah pointer, probably Austria, [ca. 1920s]. Marked with small fineness mark and maker’s mark.
Length: 15-18 cm. Overall good condition. Minor cracks and worn inscriptions on some pointers.
Torah Scroll Ornaments
Torah Scroll Ornaments 