Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Torah Mantle – Stars of David – Ottoman Empire

Opening: $300
Unsold
Torah mantle. [Ottoman Empire? Greece? Early 20th century]. Embroidered cotton, embroidery-ribbon, wood, nails. Torah mantle, consists of two parts. Upper part is round, made of wood and covered with fabric, with square openings for Atzei Chayim, decorated with nails and with embroidery-ribbon. Golden fringes at the borders. Mantle with an opening in front, made of (possibly Italian) fabric in a shade of beige, with a delicate embroidery in vegetal patterns, with golden fringes at the borders. A large Star of David is embroidered on the reverse, with a vegetal decoration in the center and two smaller Stars of David with a flower between them. Length: 88 cm, max. width: 88 cm. Fair condition. Holes, tears, unraveled fabric, lacking fringes.
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