An Important Galician Silver Torah Shield (Tas), 18th Century

An Early Hungarian Silver Torah Shield by Johannes Christophoms Stieger, made in Pressburg in the 18th Century. This early Hungarian Torah shield is a cherished piece of Hungarian J...

A Gorgeous Polish Silver Torah Shield, made by Pogorzelski in Warsaw, 1890. 19th-century Poland was home to one of the largest populations of Jewish people living in Europe in that...

This American Arts & Crafts Torah shield from circa 1910, is a unique piece and is rare and valuable, both for its artistic merit and its cultural significance. The American Arts & ...

This striking antique silver amulet from Iran is a beautiful example of Persian Jewish craftsmanship. Its scalloped, shield-like form is meticulously ha...

Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Jacob Rosenzweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, is of traditional form, decorated with two Lions of Judah holding a depiction of the Crown...

Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Morris Solovitch, this striking, Sterling Silver Breastplate, features decoration depiction the tablets with the engraved Ten Commandments in Hebrew, ...

Sterling silver antique Judaica Torah breast plate, Late 19th century Continental, 1882 Height 34cm, width 26cm, depth 5cm This wonderful piece of...

A fine and impressive vintage German silver Torah breastplate; an addition to our Judaica silverware collection. This exceptional vintage German 800 standard silver Torah breastplate has a circular shaped form. The surface of the breastplate is ornamented with embossed and engraved elements depicting the pillars of Solomon's Temple surmounted with lions of Judah supporters grasping a coronet design. The centre of the breastplate bears a central design modelled in the form of the Tablets of Stone*, surmounting a plaque bearing a Hebrew engraved inscription 'שבתק'. The body of this exceptional silver breastplate is embellished with a broad embossed scrolling foliate decorated border, accented with three silver bells to the lower edge. The piece is suspended from two linked chains, conjoining to the centre of the upper border with a ring loop. The hallmarks struck to the surface of this torah shield include: Silver quality/purity mark: .800 (800/1000) National mark: Crescent moon and crown A silver Torah breastplate is a meaningful ceremonial gift, often donated to a synagogue to commemorate significant occasions such as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, birth, anniversary, or in memory of a loved one. It also serves to honour esteemed rabbis or community leaders, symbolising enduring respect and spiritual legacy. * The Tablets of Stone (Hebrew: לוּחֹת הַבְּרִית Luchot HaBrit - 'the tablets [of] the covenant') can be found in the Hebrew Bible, Exodus 34:1. These were the two pieces of stone inscribed by Moses on Mount Sinai, with the Ten Commandments; later in Exodus they are referenced to as Tablets of the Testimony. NOTE: The breastplate (Hebrew: ḥoshen mishpat) can be categorised as both a Torah ornament and Jewish ceremonial art. They are functional ornamental metal plates/shields which are suspended in front of the Torah scroll. In the 17th century the breastplate was classically square or rectangular, however in the 18th century this developed to become more rounded with decorative borders. Further embellishments such as bells and small dedicatory plaques were suspended from the lower edge. These design features were influenced by the Torah Ark (Hebrew: aron kodesh...