A German Silver-Gilt Torah Pointer by Lazarus Posen, Frankfurt 1919

A late 18th century continental parcel-gilt silver Torah pointer made in Germany. This magnificent torah pointer is shaped in a tapered spiral form. At one end of the pointer, a beautifully designed gilt hand, while at the other a small dome engraved “Philip Salomons Esqr." The dome tip has a linked chain, facilitating its grip. The ring of the pointer is marked with maker's mark VM, and an illegible town mark. Provenance Philip Salomons (1796-1867), sold at his death to Reuben David Sassoon...

A Classic 19th Century Polish Silver Torah Pointer. This Torah pointer is a must-have for every European Judaica collector. Torah Pointer is made i...

An Attractive Silver Torah Pointer made in Israel circa 1950. These unique filigree designs that adorn this Torah pointer can only be attributed to the Bezalel style of filigree des...

A Valiant Russian Silver Torah Pointer, made in the late 19th Century. There was a large presence of Russian Jewry either living in Russia or emigrating to America in the late 19th ...

This rare antique sterling silver judaical Yad (literally translated from Hebrew as “hand”) or Torah pointer was found in Vienna and survived among other historical religious items (...

Hallmarked in London, in 1869, by Alexander Macrae, this stunning, antique, Victorian, sterling silver Posey holder, or tussie mussie, is gold-plated, and...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver Torah pointer/yad; an addition to our Judaica silverware collection This exceptional antique 19th century Russian silver Torah pointer/yad has a knopped tapering cylindrical form. The bulbous knops are each plain and unembellished. The plain tapering handpiece is embellished with applied interlacing designs to the upper portion. The shaft of this silver Torah pointer has a stranded twist design, to an undulating circular collar style knop. This lower knop terminates with an impressive hand, with its index finger pointed. The hallmarks struck to the handpiece of this exceptional silver Torah pointer include: Silver quality/purity mark: 84 (84 zolotniks*) City Mark: Moscow, Russia Maker's mark: ФВ (untraced) Such original Russian examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate; due to their formation they do not stand the test of time. * 84 zolotniki is equivalent to 875/1000 or .875 standard silver NOTE: The Hebrew word yad (יד) translates to "hand" and is used while reading the Torah. The yad ensures that an impure hand does not touch the fragile parchment; issues also arise when ink does not absorb to the velum and there can be damage to the wording. Condition This antique yad...

The intricate openwork floral and scroll motifs of this Torah pointer - known as a Yad - indicate the work of a master silver artist. Yad is stamped "925" an...