MAKER'S MARK MV IN RECTANGULAR FIELD; HEAD OF THE GODDESS DIANA, STATE MARK FOR THE YEARS 1867-1922 WITH THE LETTER A (VIENNA) AND THE 3 SILVER MARK, ALSO MARKED WITH A CONTROL-MARK OF THE ASSAY OFFICE OF VIENNA, CIRCA 1873

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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Maker's mark MV in rectangular field; head of the goddess Diana, state mark for the years 1867-1922 with the letter A (Vienna) and the 3 silver mark, also marked with A control-mark of the Assay office of Vienna, circa 1873
The shaped shield decorated with raised stylised flowers, foliage, C-scrolls and chequered panels on stippled and matted ground, the Tablets of the Law inscribed in Hebrew, above oval raised medallion with Hebrew text below, flanked by two applied rampant lions with protruding tongues, supporting the Tablets and the applied Hebrew inscribed beaded crown above, fitted below with a compartment for shabbat and festival plaques, containing three double- inscribed plaques, on chain, with memorial inscription in Hebrew: everlasting memory, donated by Abraham Kermash for the synagogue of Buchach in memory of his wife...who died at 1872
20.9cm. high
marked on lower part of shield, cover of compartment on reverse and on each of the three festival plaques
296gr.

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Lot Essay

Buchach (Pol. Buczacz) city in Austrian Galicia (Ukraine now). Descriptions of Jewish life in Buchach are given in the tales of S.Y. Agnon, the Nobel prize-winning author, who was born in Buchach. (Enc. Judaica, Vol. 4, clms 1436-1437)

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