19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield - Menorah Galleries
19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield - Menorah Galleries
19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield - Menorah Galleries
19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield - Menorah Galleries
19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield - Menorah Galleries

19th Century Polish Silver Torah Shield

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Parcel-gilt silver Torah shield, Warsaw, Poland, 1836.

Of a cartouche form applied with a Menorah under a columned canopy with a crown and lions above, the canopy applied with a stag and two lions, with chased rococo borders, hung with three cartouches with Hebrew dates [5]596 [1835-1836]

Provenance: Furman Collection, JAF no. 1, Treasures of Jewish Art, pp. 62-63.

Dimensions:

H 15 in. x W 10 in. x D 2 in.  

H 38.1 cm x W 25.4 cm x D 5.08 cm

Material: Silver
Origin: Poland
Period: 1836
Hallmark: throughout with Polish double eagle tax mark