22nd Nov, 2011 10:00

Decorative Works of Art

 
Lot 431
 

431

FOUR CONTINENTAL SILVER TORAH POINTERS (YAD)

FOUR CONTINENTAL SILVER TORAH POINTERS (YAD), LATE 19TH CENTURY: one with missing hand, Warsaw, one with split, probably Polish, one with English inscription, with chain, split in two, German, and one with Hebrew inscription and chain, probably German or Austro-Hungarian, largest 28cm, 467gr (15oz); together with another Torah pointer (Yad), with turned fruitwood handle and unmarked silver stem and hand (5)

Sold for £850


 
FOUR CONTINENTAL SILVER TORAH POINTERS (YAD), LATE 19TH CENTURY: one with missing hand, Warsaw, one with split, probably Polish, one with English inscription, with chain, split in two, German, and one with Hebrew inscription and chain, probably German or Austro-Hungarian, largest 28cm, 467gr (15oz); together with another Torah pointer (Yad), with turned fruitwood handle and unmarked silver stem and hand (5)