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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE SET OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MINIATURE TORAH ARK, TORAH SCROLL, CROWN, SHIELD, AND POINTER Galicia, circa 1815 ARK (Aron ha-Kodesh): Marked on back plate and under base: CITY: "L:12" (Cyrillic), pair of scales, MAKER: "A(J)" (ligature in script) The mainly plain rectangular ark with hinged arched door, revolving lock and decorated with engraved symmetrical band flanked by two silver gilt Corinthian pillars and shaped top, all applied with fine floral filigree and surmounted by three silver gilt Classical vases, plain silver roof. Later curtain (matching Torah mantel) embroidered with green and purple flowers, with green, ecru and coral trim 23cm. high 528 gr. TORAH SCROLL: Very finely written in micrographic Ashkenazic letters in brown ink on vellum 10.5cm. high, text columns 9 cm. high, 42 lines of text per column. Later mantel (matching Torah ark's curtain) embroidered with green and purple flowers, with green, ecru and coral trim. The Torah scroll has recently been checked by a professional scribe (sofer), was screened by computer and has been declared Kasher and fit for ritual use. Certificate verifying this fact accompanies the scroll TORAH STAVES (Atsei Hayyim): The lower handles silver gilt and plain spool shaped, the upper handles silver gilt spool shaped with corded finial CROWN (Keter): Apparently unmarked; Inscription dated 1814/15 Silver gilt, filigree and enameled, with circular, spreading base applied with six medallions inscribed in Hebrew: Keter Torah (Crown of Torah), Keter Kehunah (Crown of Priesthood), Keter Malkhut (Crown of Royalty), Keter Shem Tov (Crown of a Good Name), bi-Shenat (In the year), [5]575 (1814/15), decorated with scrolling floral filigree and plain knobs, the shaped upper part alternated by six silver gilt rampant lions, supporting the spool shaped silver gilt center, surmounted by the arched crown, six small silver gilt bells and one larger silver gilt bell within, green and red enameled flower pot and bird finial. 10.5cm. high 170gr. SHIELD (Tas): Apparently unmarked Silver gilt and filigree, the arched shield centered by silver gilt Tablets of the Law inscribed in Hebrew with the initial words of the Ten Commandments, flanked by two filigree rampant lions and pillars, the arch with crown and filigree floral decoration, reverse of backplate parcel gilt, on plain silver chain 5.7cm. high (without chain) 34gr. POINTER (Yad): Apparently unmarked Silver gilt and filigree, of tapering form with gilt hand, the stem decorated with applied floral filigree, on plain silver chain 8.5cm. long (without chain) 16gr. (5)