Property of
A WASHINGTON COLLECTOR
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER TORAH SHIELD
Details
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER TORAH SHIELD
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANN AUGUST GEBHARDT, BERLIN, CIRCA 1840
Shaped rectangular, the border chased with scrolling acanthus, centering two applied Tablets of the Law flanked by Lions of Judah upholding a crown between chased columns surmounted by flowerpots with a canopy in between, above a festival frame, the lower edge suspending three oval plaques, the upper edge pierced to hold three link chains for suspension, marked on front--9 7/8in. (25.1cm.) high excluding chain and pendant plaques
(21oz., 657gr.)
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANN AUGUST GEBHARDT, BERLIN, CIRCA 1840
Shaped rectangular, the border chased with scrolling acanthus, centering two applied Tablets of the Law flanked by Lions of Judah upholding a crown between chased columns surmounted by flowerpots with a canopy in between, above a festival frame, the lower edge suspending three oval plaques, the upper edge pierced to hold three link chains for suspension, marked on front--9 7/8in. (25.1cm.) high excluding chain and pendant plaques
(21oz., 657gr.)
Provenance
The Jewish Museum, New York, Christie's, New York, April 22, 1993, lot 454.
Exhibited
Temple Shalom, Connecticut, 1972
New York, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1973
New York, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1973