Silver Torah Yad-Pointer English, 1905 An unusual English silver...
Silver Torah Yad-Pointer English, 1905
An unusual English silver Yad-Pointer used by the cantor whilst reading from the Torah. Hallmarked cuff, fine repousse decoration round carved knob, engraved arm knopped and followed by foliage. Stem finished to plain flute cuff topped by pointed hand. The rich heavy chasing and engraving is unusual for an English piece of Judaica from that period.
Length 29cm
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Silver Torah Yad-Pointer English, 1905
An unusual English silver Yad-Pointer used by the cantor whilst reading from the Torah. Hallmarked cuff, fine repousse decoration round carved knob, engraved arm knopped and followed by foliage. Stem finished to plain flute cuff topped by pointed hand. The rich heavy chasing and engraving is unusual for an English piece of Judaica from that period.
Length 29cm