A Silver Moroccan Torah pointer, Circa 1920

A Unique and Weighty North African Silver Torah Pointer, made in Morocco Circa 1920. A very rare and unique Torah pointer from Morocco unusual in the sense that the design technique...

A Decorative North African Silver Torah Pointer made in Morocco in the Early 20th Century. Generally, antique Torah pointers have a specific scr...

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...

Moroccan sterling silver collector dagger with filigree designs handcrafted by artisans in Morocco, very Fine quality craftsmanship with a camel bone grip engraved with Moroccan silv...