The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part III
The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part III
A Dutch Silver Torah Pointer, Pieter van Hoven, Amsterdam, 1707
Auction Closed
December 14, 05:23 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
tubular form, partly faceted, marked on faceting
Together with another Dutch pointer, with gold quill, the shield form hook by A.J. Jorning, Amsterdam, 1879
2 pieces
Length: 11 in., 28 cm
Pieter van Hoven was a prolific Judaica maker, credited as the early silversmith with the most amount of surviving Judaic objects. Born in Amsterdam in 1653 to a Utrecht skipper, he lived in the Jewish quarter, became a master silversmith around 1679, and died in 1735.