Antique Silver-Plated Torah Crown with Hammered Relief Work and Openwork Piercing, in the Neo-Classical Style....
A Torah crown made of copper or brass with silver plating, circa 1800
(possibly 18th century or early 19th century).
Designed using repoussé, chasing, and engraving techniques. The body of the crown is based on complex openwork and pierced metalwork, creating a three-dimensional lace-like appearance characteristic of sacred metalwork of the period. Stylistically, the crown is decorated with convex bands bearing rosettes (flowers) and, at its upper section, broad acanthus leaves meeting at the center — motifs clearly characteristic of the Neo-Classical (Neo-Renaissance) style prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At the crown's apex stands a stepped finial, and its base is decorated with a beading band.
Market context and comparison to auction sales: similar items with pierced construction and leaf-band decoration (made of silver or silver-plated base metal, without hallmarks) appear regularly in leading Judaica auction house catalogs and are generally attributed to Central/Eastern Europe (regions of Poland, Galicia, and Germany) around 1800–1850. The absence of hallmarks and the free repoussé style are characteristic of small or regional workshops that supplied ritual objects to local communities at that time.
In good condition for its age: original, attractive dark patina. Natural wear to the silver plating is evident.
Light losses and fractures are present in the leaf decorations at the upper section of the crown, as well as minor bending and flaws typical and expected in delicate pierced metalwork of this age.
The piece has been preserved in its original state without modern restoration.
Diameter: 15 cm.
Height: 15 cm.
252 g.
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A Torah crown made of copper or brass with silver plating, circa 1800
(possibly 18th century or early 19th century).
Designed using repoussé, chasing, and engraving techniques. The body of the crown is based on complex openwork and pierced metalwork, creating a three-dimensional lace-like appearance characteristic of sacred metalwork of the period. Stylistically, the crown is decorated with convex bands bearing rosettes (flowers) and, at its upper section, broad acanthus leaves meeting at the center — motifs clearly characteristic of the Neo-Classical (Neo-Renaissance) style prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At the crown's apex stands a stepped finial, and its base is decorated with a beading band.
Market context and comparison to auction sales: similar items with pierced construction and leaf-band decoration (made of silver or silver-plated base metal, without hallmarks) appear regularly in leading Judaica auction house catalogs and are generally attributed to Central/Eastern Europe (regions of Poland, Galicia, and Germany) around 1800–1850. The absence of hallmarks and the free repoussé style are characteristic of small or regional workshops that supplied ritual objects to local communities at that time.
In good condition for its age: original, attractive dark patina. Natural wear to the silver plating is evident.
Light losses and fractures are present in the leaf decorations at the upper section of the crown, as well as minor bending and flaws typical and expected in delicate pierced metalwork of this age.
The piece has been preserved in its original state without modern restoration.
Diameter: 15 cm.
Height: 15 cm.
252 g.
Sale price
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
