A German Silver-Gilt Single Torah Finial, Joseph Heinrich Mussmann, Augsburg, 1829
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December 15, 09:26 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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A German Silver-Gilt Single Torah Finial, Joseph Heinrich Mussmann, Augsburg, 1829
the lower body chased with stiff leaves, double-waisted center chased with leaves and diaper, surmounted by three dolphins supporting a crown, lion and shield finial, marked on stave and lower body
Height 16 in. (40.4 cm)
Jay Weinstein, A Collector’s Guide to Judaica, London: Thames & Hudson, 1985, p. 88, fig. 95.
Joseph Heinrich Mussman (master 1822, died 1865) specialized in religious silver. A Torah Shield of 1825 is at the Jewish Museum, New York, accession number F 239a, illustrated in Silver Torah Ornaments, Jewish Museum New York, 1996, cat no. 57, p. 104.
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