Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Small Torah Pointer – Vienna, 1753
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Torah pointer. Vienna, 1753.
Silver, cast and engraved (both the pointer and its decorative chain-ring are marked with Viennese fineness marks, dated 1753).
Small Torah pointer with a ring-shaped upper segment, to which a decorative chain-ring bearing an engraved, flower-shaped ornament is attached by means of a smaller ring. The slender central segment is square in cross-section, broadening downward toward the flower-shaped cuff. At the tip is the "hand" in the form of a clenched fist, with the long index (pointer) finger extended.
Length: 22.5 cm. Maximal width: 2.2 cm. Good condition.
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