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MAKER'S MARK TB OR IB IN SQUARE FIELD; AUSTRIAN EMPIRE STATE MARK FOR THE YEAR 1814-1866 WITH THE LETTER A FOR VIENNA, THE YEAR 1855 AND THE SILVER MARK 13
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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER PARCEL-GILT TORAH SHIELD
Maker's mark TB or IB in square field; Austrian Empire State mark for the year 1814-1866 with the letter A for Vienna, the year 1855 and the silver mark 13
The parcel-gilt shaped shield with raised chased stylised foliate C-scrolls border centred by the Tablets of the Law inscribed with Roman numerals, fitted below with compartment for festival plaques containing three vacant plaques, flanked by two rampant lions, with protruding tongues, holding the Tablets and the foliate crown above, on stippled and matted ground, fitted with a chain
19.5cm. high
marked on each foot of the rampant lions
234gr.
Maker's mark TB or IB in square field; Austrian Empire State mark for the year 1814-1866 with the letter A for Vienna, the year 1855 and the silver mark 13
The parcel-gilt shaped shield with raised chased stylised foliate C-scrolls border centred by the Tablets of the Law inscribed with Roman numerals, fitted below with compartment for festival plaques containing three vacant plaques, flanked by two rampant lions, with protruding tongues, holding the Tablets and the foliate crown above, on stippled and matted ground, fitted with a chain
19.5cm. high
marked on each foot of the rampant lions
234gr.
Special notice
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