Auction 90
Fine Judaica Including: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Jul 21, 2020
(your local time)
USA
Brooklyn Navy Yard: Building 77 Suite 1108 Brooklyn NY, 11205
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LOT 11:
ENGLISH SILVER TORAH SHIELD.
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Start price:
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2,200
Estimated price:
$2,500 - $3,500
Auction house commission:
25%
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ENGLISH SILVER TORAH SHIELD.
Crafted by Barker Brothers. Hand cut and engraved in bright cut design. Finely engraved with the Decalogue in Hebrew. Lower portion with four-line memorial dedication to the Wolverhampton Synagogue. 9 x 6.5 inches (22.8 x 16.5 cm).
Birmingham, 1898
Lying to the northeast of Birmingham, Wolverhampton has had only a minimal Jewish footprint. Although the Jewish community existed since the 1830's, a synagogue was not established until 1858 (on St. James’ Square). Following a fire in 1903, it was rebuilt on Fryer Street, however numbers never grew over the decades. The synagogue finally closed in 1999. The building is now a church.
Lying to the northeast of Birmingham, Wolverhampton has had only a minimal Jewish footprint. Although the Jewish community existed since the 1830's, a synagogue was not established until 1858 (on St. James’ Square). Following a fire in 1903, it was rebuilt on Fryer Street, however numbers never grew over the decades. The synagogue finally closed in 1999. The building is now a church.