Bidspirit auction | A SILVER TORAH SHIELD AND

A SILVER TORAH SHIELD AND FINIALS. American, c. 1880. The shield with hand chased borders. With two lions flanking a hand engraved ark. Topped by a crown. Engraved in Hebrew THE SYNAGOGUE TIFERETH YISROEL OF JERSEY CITY. MOSKOVITZ”. The finials engraved on the upper portion with “TIFERETH YISROEL JERSEY CITY”. The shield 12.5” tall and the finials 16.5”. Both marked with Russian/Polish hallmarks.