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AN IMPORTANT SILVER TORAH SHIELD
by Rötger Herfurth, Frankfurt am Main, circa 1770
Cartouche-shaped, the upper section embossed and chased with C-scrolls and floral decoration enclosing rampant lions supporting a crown, centered by a compartment holding five interchangeable festival plaques double-sided and inscribed in Hebrew, the lower part with flowers, foliage C-scrolls and shells, centered with a cartouche engraved with presentation inscription in Hebrew, and suspending beneath three pendant bells - 20cm high (402gr)
by Rötger Herfurth, Frankfurt am Main, circa 1770
Cartouche-shaped, the upper section embossed and chased with C-scrolls and floral decoration enclosing rampant lions supporting a crown, centered by a compartment holding five interchangeable festival plaques double-sided and inscribed in Hebrew, the lower part with flowers, foliage C-scrolls and shells, centered with a cartouche engraved with presentation inscription in Hebrew, and suspending beneath three pendant bells - 20cm high (402gr)
Literature
Vivian B. Mann, The Golden Age of Jewish Cermonial Art in Frankfurt
Leo Baeck, Institute Year Book 31, 1986 pp. 389 - 403
W. Scheffler,Goldsmiede Hessens, p.296
Leo Baeck, Institute Year Book 31, 1986 pp. 389 - 403
W. Scheffler,Goldsmiede Hessens, p.296