![Torah shield. [Probably Hanau], Germany. Dedicatory inscription from Frankfurt am Main, 1914.
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![Torah shield. [Probably Hanau], Germany. Dedicatory inscription from Frankfurt am Main, 1914.
Silver, repoussé, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale108/243_2.jpg "Torah Shield with Dedicatory Inscription – Frankfurt Community, 1914")
![Torah shield. [Probably Hanau], Germany. Dedicatory inscription from Frankfurt am Main, 1914.
Silver, repoussé, e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale108/243_3.jpg "Torah Shield with Dedicatory Inscription – Frankfurt Community, 1914")
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Torah Shield with Dedicatory Inscription – Frankfurt Community, 1914
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $2,375
Including buyer's premium
Torah shield. [Probably Hanau], Germany. Dedicatory inscription from Frankfurt am Main, 1914.
Silver, repoussé, embossed and engraved (with German standard mark – 800, crown and moon – and maker's mark, "WW/H", inside a heart-shaped frame, probably Weinranck Wilhelm, Hanau, engraved with digit "5".
Elegant shield decorated with flower arrangements, flower vases and a pair of tall pillars. In the center is an embossed flame-like decoration with the Tablets of the Law fastened with a screw (engraved with the Ten Commandments), held by a pair of erect lions donning crowns.
At the top edges is a rectangular compartment for replacement plaques (without plaques). At bottom edge, engraved dedicatory inscription: "Geschenk der Jüdischen Gemeinde / zu Frankfurt am Main / 24.5.14" (=Gift of the Jewish Community, Frankfurt am Main). Three hanging bells from bottom edge. Long chain for hanging.
Height: 28 cm. Maximum width: 23.5 cm. Overall good condition. Some warping and minute fractures.
Torah Ornaments – Crowns, Finials, Shields and More
Torah Ornaments – Crowns, Finials, Shields and More