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THE ROTHSCHILD TORAH ARK: A MAGNIFICENT GERMAN SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TORAH ARK
JOHANN CHRISTOPH MÜLLER, BRESLAU, 1746-1758
THE ROTHSCHILD TORAH ARK: A MAGNIFICENT GERMAN SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TORAH ARK JOHANN CHRISTOPH MÜLLER, BRESLAU, 1746-1758 Formed as a temple entrance, the central gates applied with repoussé openwork flanked by Corinthian columns chased with rococo, the outer applied panels with further openwork, all above a broadly gadrooned step with acanthus and bud apron, the upper part with central applied cartouche between Lions of Judah and with the Crown of the Law above, the interior of the gates with applied pierced and engraved panels, one with the Tablets of the Law inscribed in Hebrew with the initial words of the Ten Commandments, the other with a Menorah, between scrolling foliage and flowers, the silver box with gilt trefoil borders and applied at each side with a silver-gilt mount of two lions supporting a fruitbasket with crown above, the gilding original throughout; the silver box marked on the top and the back by Gottfried Wilhelm Hoensch, Breslau, 1796-1804 , the reverse with suspension ring ; the Ark marked on reverse of apron and on front and back of both gates with town mark for Breslau c.1737-c.1746 (Hintze 18), date letter F for 1746-1758 (Hintze 34), and maker’s mark ICM for Johann Christoph Müller (Hintze 138) 21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 177 oz. 16 dwt. (5,532 gr.)