![Torah crown. [Ottoman Empire (probably Turkey), 19th century].
Silver, cut, repoussé, pierced, and stamped (unmar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/224_1.jpg "Torah Crown – Ottoman Empire, 19th Century")
![Torah crown. [Ottoman Empire (probably Turkey), 19th century].
Silver, cut, repoussé, pierced, and stamped (unmar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale105/224_2.jpg "Torah Crown – Ottoman Empire, 19th Century")
Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Torah Crown – Ottoman Empire, 19th Century
Opening: $800
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Torah crown. [Ottoman Empire (probably Turkey), 19th century].
Silver, cut, repoussé, pierced, and stamped (unmarked).
Tall Torah crown, cylindrical, open both at the top and at the base. Adorned with decorative elements typical of crowns and other ornaments associated with Torah scrolls of the Ottoman Empire, such as rich vegetal patterns, and a lunar crescent partly encircling an eight-point star – emblem of the Ottoman Empire from 1844 onward. The crown is pierced with six triangular openings; at their tips are apertures for suspended bells (missing). Soldered onto the interior at the base is a wide, rectangular silver plate with two rounded openings intended to fit the Torah scroll handles.
Height: 28 cm. Diameter at base: 21 cm. Diameter of upper opening: 23 to 25 cm. Fair condition. Warping and fractures. Approximately five of upper ornaments broken or missing. Silver plate at base broken, and with numerous missing components. Fractures and old soldering repairs to base. Inner silver rod may be a later addition. Missing bells.
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields
Torah Ornaments – Torah Crowns, Torah Finials, Torah Shields