Judaica, Fine Art and Silverware

A Finely Carved Wood Torah Pointer, Bohemia/Moravia, 19th Century

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Dimensions
Length – 24 cm

Provenance
Collection of Dr. Shlomo Landau
Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch, by descent.

Details
Intricately carved with geometric openwork containing small wooden spheres, floral motifs and the suspension hole handle carved as the head of a lion.

Condition
Good

Notes
For a very similar hand, see “The Precious Legacy, Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections”, D. Altshuler (ed.), p. 145, fig. 128, cat. 65