A MINIATURE ENGLISH SILVER-GILT TORAH POINTER, CHARLES FOX II, LONDON, 1845
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December 17, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
A MINIATURE ENGLISH SILVERไ-GILT TORAH POINTER, CHARLES FOX🍒 II, LONDON, 1845
tapered spiral form, the finial and knop chased with flowers, the haཧnd emerging from frilled cuff, with chain
marked near base
length of pointer 5 in.
12.7 cm
Probably Reuben David Sassoon (1834-1905), to his great-niece and sister-in-law
Flora Gubbay, Mrs. Solomon David Sassoon (1856-1936), no. 43; to her son
David Solomon Sassoon (1880-1942), to his son
Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon of Letchworth (1915-1985), and by descent
Flora Gubbay, Mrs. Solomon David Sassoon (1856-1936), no. 43; to her son
David Solomon Sassoon (1880-1942), to his son
Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon of Letchworth (1915-1985), and by descent
Possibly Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1887, under "The Sassoon Collection of Hebrew Ecclesiastical Art, exhibited by Reuben D. Sassoon Esq.", no. 2045 "Scroll of the Law. Small... A silver-gilt pointer and chain" or no. 2047 "Scroll of the Law. Small... and small gilt pointer."
Probably London, 1906: Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Whitechapel Art Gallery, November 7 to December 16, no. 146, "Pointer; very small; silver-gilt; chase𝓀d; with chain", lent by Mrs. S.D. Sa🧔ssoon.