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Lot 65

Torah Shield – Vienna, 19th Century

Torah shield. Vienna, ca. 1860.
Silver (marked), hammered and engraved.
A crown and crowned lions (screwed to the crown) on the upper part, in the center – Tablets of the Law with Ten Commandments, engraved. Around the opening for the plates, an engraved inscription: "Moshe Wolner Yosef Singer Zvi Singer". On the reverse – a small compartment with door for the plates.
Height: 30 cm, width: 22 cm. Good condition. Original chain for hanging. (changeable plates are missing).