LOT 197:
Historic Remnant Saved from Pogroms: Wooden Railing from a Synagogue Bimah. Kishinev, 1898
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Historic Remnant Saved from Pogroms: Wooden Railing from a Synagogue Bimah. Kishinev, 1898
Large railing made of solid wood. Several pieces of planed wood glued together. Figures of two majestic lions holding a "sign" written on both sides: "ק"ק קישענייב Кишинёв, תרנ"ח 1898" and "Donated for Jewish communal useח"ק, ג"ח , ת"ת, וצכייא"י"
The lions' eyes and several other places are painted gold.
It may be that the flat part in the center of the railing with the details of the community of both sides was renovated or restored sometime later.
Maximum width: 125 cm. Maximum height: 141 cm.