ID 1027448
Lot 26 | A PAIR OF POLISH JEWEL-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT TORAH FINIALS OR RIMMONIM
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY GALICIA, 1760-1780; WITH LATER AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONTROL MARKS FOR CRAKOW 1806-1807
Each on spreading circular base applied with a frieze of openwork scrolls set with rubies and pearls, the domed centers embossed and chased with laurel garlands, the stems applied with pierced Tree of Life set with rubies and flanked by birds, the crown-form tops with a border of pearls and ruby-set arches, with later glass finials, marked on foot-rim
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
20 oz. 5 dwt. (631 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Precious stones, Silver, Pearls |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Poland |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Precious stones, Silver, Pearls |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Poland |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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