ANTIQUE 20thC IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER & PARCEL GILT TORAH SCROLL HOLDER c.1900

Antique early 20th Century Russian solid silver and parcel gilt Torah scroll holder, beautifully crafted with an elegant cylindrical body and richly engraved floral decoration. The silver body is adorned with delicate scrolling foliage, flowers and leaves, highlighted in gilt to create a striking contrast against the polished silver ground. The holder is surmounted by an impressive pierced gilt crown, intricately decorated with floral motifs and topped with a spherical finial. The opposite end features an elegantly shaped silver terminal, while the body incorporates a slender side fitting and finely detailed gilt bands. This is specifically a Megillah (Scroll of Esther) case, used during the Jewish festival of Purim, rather than a case for a full size Torah scroll. Made in Imperial Russia (now Poland), this piece features full Russian silver 84 marks (875 standard), AB assayer mark (Aleksandr Kazimirovich Vyrzhikovsky (worked at the Warsaw assay office from 1904 to 1908)). Warsaw maker's mark F.C. (Franciszek Cmoch) and I. SZEKMAN (Izrael Szekman). 

Reference Number: P12691