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Lot #193
A Silver Torah Shield, Galicia Early 19th Century
A Silver Torah Shield, Galicia Early 19th Century An early 19th century silver Torah shield from Galicia. Heavily hand chased to the point where the scrollwork seems to be actually carved into the shield. A crown at top symbolizes the "Crown of Torah". The black rectangle in the center is for a placement of removable label that would state where the Torah scroll this shield hung from would be rolled to; either the portion for the Sabbath, the first day of the new month, or a specific holiday.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #194
A Silver Torah Shield, Poland - Ukraine, Circa 1800
A Silver Torah Shield, Poland - Ukraine, Circa 1800 This silver Torah shield has a hallmark of "12" struck in three places at the bottom of the front. The scrollwork decoration is very deeply chased by hand, which frames the scene of an Eastern European styled Torah ark in a Synagogue: Pillars of Solomon, Lions of Judah, and The Ten Commandments, which are engraved in Hebrew. Above this Decalogue are the Priestly Hands. Atop the Solomon Pillars are Birds of Paradise. A beautiful example of Jewish ceremonial art that took many man-hours to complete due to all the hand-chased work.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #195
A Silver Torah Shield from Middlesbrough Synagogue 1908
A Silver Torah Shield from Middlesbrough Synagogue 1908 This elegant Torah shield is the first time we've seen a Torah shield in the shape of an actual shield! It has the Hebrew letters "Chaf" and "Taf", flanking a Star of David, as they stand for "Crown of Torah". Dated 1908 to the Middlesbrough Synagogue, located in Yorkshire, England. This was the first Synagogue built in this town, in 1874. It closed for good in 1998, and there is an emotional ceremony on YouTube that is a film of the community saying goodbye to this Synagogue. The shield is stamped with English silver hallmarks on the reverse, including those of a London silversmith.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #196
A Large Silver Torah Crown
A Large Silver Torah Crown A most unusual sterling silver Torah crown, specifically, the very large deliberate gap between the the lower, larger crown and the smaller crown at top. Based on the design of the lions of Judah flanking the Stat of David, we are confident this hails from Mexico or Argentina. Silver menorahs from Mexico feature lions flanking Stars of David that are an identical match to the ones that decorate this crown. Lengthy engraved dedication in Hebrew on the base.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #197
A Large Silver Torah Crown
A Large Silver Torah Crown This extremely large and heavy sterling silver Torah crown was made in America. Expertly cast elements were fitted together to create this, including multiple Stars of David with the Hebrew words "Crown of Torah" inside them. Three dimensional flowers and a bird decorate the top, while the band of decoration by the base and lengthy dedication in Yiddish reveals dense hand engraving to enhance the floral motifs.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #198
Italian Torah Mantle, 17th / 18th Century
Italian Torah Mantle, 17th / 18th Century This Italian Torah mantle dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. It is made of multicolored silk thread embroidered on canvas, with fringe at the top and bottom. It is decorated with floral bouquets including lilies, tulips and roses, and is stylistically closely related to an Italian Torah ark curtain dated 1686 that is in the collection of the Jewish Museum of New York and can be seen on their website (accession number 1981-319).
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #204
A Silver Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup, Henryk Winograd, New York 1995
A Silver Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup, Henryk Winograd, New York 1995 Massiv and beautiful silver with enamel Passover kiddush cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, Circa 1990, Decorated with scene of Moses in front of King Pharaoh.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #205
This tall silver goblet is hallmarked "Sterling" and "84". According to Jay Weinstein, the author...
This tall silver goblet is hallmarked "Sterling" and "84". According to Jay Weinstein, the author... This tall silver goblet is hallmarked "Sterling" and "84". According to Jay Weinstein, the author of "A Collector's Guide to Judaica", silver Judaica bearing these hallmarks means it was made in early 20th century New York, for Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who did not know English well and could not recognize the meaning of the word "sterling", so the Russian "84" silver hallmark was stamped, as it would be a known sign of quality silver from "the old country" (sterling silver --- which this goblet is --- is a much higher purity of silver than Russian "84"). As to the engraving on the cup, while the lower band is easily readable: "Tiferet Shlomo", we are unsure of what the meaning of the three letter acronym in the center is, as well as the word above it in Yiddish. Tiferet Shlomo likely refers to a charity organization of sorts. The Yiddish word is possibly the...
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #206
Americana Kiddush Goblet by Gorham, 1863-1890
Americana Kiddush Goblet by Gorham, 1863-1890 This multi-paneled sterling silver cup has American hallmarks that date between 1863 and 1890. Gothic style engraved dedication on base, and on one of the panels, extremely fine engraving of three Hebrew letters of whose acronym we cannot decipher. A handsome, unusual kiddush cup.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #207
Mid-20th Century American Sterling Silver Kiddush Goblet
Mid-20th Century American Sterling Silver Kiddush Goblet American sterling silver Kiddush Goblet, engraved in Yiddish with Hebrew letters and in English: "Presented to William Becker by the Hebrew Transients organization of Newburg, NY, 1937".
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #210
A Silver Bezalel Kiddush Goblet, Jerusalem, Circa 1950
A Silver Bezalel Kiddush Goblet, Jerusalem, Circa 1950 Acid etch decorated with grape leafs and grapes, 3 green stones, top of each are inscribed bezalel jerusalem israel. 25.4 cm tall, 112 grams, marked st925, bears the plaque of Bezalel, some small dents.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #211
A Set of Four Bezalel Kiddush Goblets, Jerusalem, Circa 1950
A Set of Four Bezalel Kiddush Goblets, Jerusalem, Circa 1950 This set of four cups are made of sterling silver. They feature acid-etched designs of grape clusters on leafy vines, and have the words "Bezalel" and "Jerusalem" in Hebrew at at the top. As they are the size of "shot cups", these were likely intended to use by children during the Sabbath Kiddush. Circa 1950's, made in Israel.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #213
A Silver Kiddush Cup, Russian-Poland 1875
A Silver Kiddush Cup, Russian-Poland 1875 This cup for Sabbath kiddush is profusely engraved in a semi "folk art" style featuring a lion and a unicorn amidst scrollwork. In a cartouche it states the name of the owner in Hebrew "Tvi son of Yakov". Russian silver hallmarks are under the base, including a date of 1875. This cup is typical of Jewish silversmith engraving from the Ukraine.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #214
A Low Grade Silver Kiddush Goblet, Poland Early 19th Century
A Low Grade Silver Kiddush Goblet, Poland Early 19th Century A most unusual form for a silver goblet from Poland marked with "12" on the base, as the repeating concentric circles for the stem and base hearkens back to a much earlier period in European silver. Because this is made of a specific amalgam of silver mixed with copper that is native to Poland of the 18th century (you can see the copper highlights coming through by the base), we believe this dates to no later than 1820.
Estimated price
1000$
Lot #215
Silver Cutlery Polish or Ukrainian 19th Century
Silver Cutlery Polish or Ukrainian 19th Century A sad remnant of pre-war Polish or Ukrainian Jewish daily life: a set of four silver spoons and one silver ladle and one tea strainer, all with high quality engraving of Hebrew initials indicating the family ownership, all initials surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Estimated price
1000$
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