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Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:57 pm
by Phate008
Picked these up for free at a sale. The book says "The Holy Scriptures", is this a Torah? I couldn't find anything when searching for the maker's mark. Any ideas on who it could be and what this item would be called. Thanks for any help you can offer.

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Re: Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:56 am
by Bahner
Hello, certainly looks like a Torah and should contain at least the Pentateuch, the five books of Mose. That is why he is on the front cover. As to the marks - sorry, no clue. But elaborate silver bindings for the Holy Scriptures are being made in quite a few countries, believe your copy to be quite recent. Regards, Bahner

Re: Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:04 am
by AG2012
Hi,
Is it a book or a cover ? Language and letters in the book should be easily recognized.
The second letter in the mark really looks like Cyrillic ``B``, but the marks are not Russian.
As already mentioned, recently made.
Tell us more about it, please, i.e. what`s inside the cover ?
Regards

Re: Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:15 pm
by Phate008
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Sorry about the orientation. Photobucket takes a few hours to correct after making adjustments. Thanks for the help as well.

Re: Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 4:13 am
by AG2012
Hi,
The mark with two lions; Capital ``L`` and then ``andau`` obviously ``Landau``.
Thwee is Rafi Landau Silver Judaica Designs in Jerusalem. Still in business. He can be contacted.
Regards

Re: Sterling Silver Judica Torah Shield Makers Mark

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:00 pm
by Phate008
I contacted Rafi Landau and unfortunately, although he found it interesting, he claimed it was not his work. Still trying to figure this one out. I contacted the publisher of the book, but they still have not gotten back to me. Thanks for the help