SASSOON: A Golden Legacy
SASSOON: A Golden Legacy
A MINIATURE ENGLISH SILVER-GILT TORAH POINTER, CHARLES FOX II, LONDON, 1845
Auction Closed
December 17, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A MINIATURE ENGLISH SILVER-GILT TORAH POINTER, CHARLES FOX II, LONDON, 1845
tapered spiral form, the finial and knop chased with flowers, the hand 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; chased; with chain", lent by Mrs. S.D. Sassoon.