Subasta Bidspirit | Torah Pointer – Italy, 18th

Torah Pointer – Italy, 18th Century - Torah pointer. Livorno (?), Italy, [18th century]. Silver (unmarked), cast and repoussé; coral bead. An exceptionally unique item, with no known equivalents. Without the typical ”hand” or fingers at tip. Spiraling handle, surmounted by large, ornate, crown-shaped openwork ornament. Crown consists of four slender leafy boughs, with additional leaflet-like ornaments in between them. Crown surmounts a hexagonal, three-tiered pedestal. Above this pedestal, enclosed by the large crown, is a smaller, flower-shaped crown. In the middle interior of the large crown and surmounting the inner floral crown is a column made of coral. Length: 20 cm. Diameter of crown: 4 cm.