SASSOON: A Golden Legacy
SASSOON: A Golden Legacy
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT MINIATURE TORAH CROWN, JOSEPH ANGELL, LONDON, 1861
Auction Closed
December 17, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT MINIATURE TORAH CROWN, JOSEPH ANGELL, LONDON, 1861
formed as an Imperial crown with band of palmettes, textured "cap", studded ribs and scroll finials, the baseband set with red and green stones, the underside with two sockets for rods and hung with four bells, all chased with scrolling foliage
fully marked on cap
height 3 3/4 in.
9.5 cm
Reuben David Sassoon (1834-1905), to his great-niece and sister-in-law
Flora Gubbay, Mrs. Solomon David Sassoon (1856-1936), 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), to her son
David Solomon Sassoon (1880-1942), to his son
Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon of Letchworth (1915-1985), and by descent
London, 1887: Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall, "The Sassoon Collection of Hebrew Ecclesiastical Art, exhibited by Reuben D. Sassoon Esq.", part of no. 2052, "Small Crown for Scrolls of the Law - Two; silver gilt; closed; one studded with coloured stones"
London, 1906: Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities, Whitechapel Art Gallery, November 7 to December 16, no. 162, lent by Mrs. S.D. Sassoon.