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AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF RIMMONIM
by Rötger Herfurth, Frankfurt am Main, circa 1770
Of hexagonal tapering form, each set on a plain cylindrical stem, the three storey tower with serpentine columns at the sides and gilt bells fixed in bell-shaped windows, surmounted by an openworked crown with pierced floral decoration beneath and a bud finial, hung with large gilt pendant bell. (Marked on bells and stem) - 30.5cm high (1026gr) (2)
by Rötger Herfurth, Frankfurt am Main, circa 1770
Of hexagonal tapering form, each set on a plain cylindrical stem, the three storey tower with serpentine columns at the sides and gilt bells fixed in bell-shaped windows, surmounted by an openworked crown with pierced floral decoration beneath and a bud finial, hung with large gilt pendant bell. (Marked on bells and stem) - 30.5cm high (1026gr) (2)
Literature
Vivian B. Mann, The Golden Age of Jewish Ceremonial 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