Bidspirit auction | Torah Pointer – Italy, 19th

Torah Pointer – Italy, 19th Century – Saba (Saban) Family - Torah pointer. Italy, [perhaps Ancona], 1829, 1834 or 1854. Silver, cast and engraved (unmarked); gilt. Long, narrow Torah pointer, made of cast silver, comprising several joints decorated in different patterns. The bottom joint is comprised of multiple sides, and engraved with a lengthy dedication of the Saba (Saban) family, probably of Ancona: ”Donation of the honorable and lofty R. Avraham son of the deceased Eliyahu Saba, leader of the Italian synagogue, which he wholeheartedly donated to the same synagogue in honor of G-d and His Torah when the blessed son bearing the name Shimshon Shabtai was born to him, may G-d protect him and guard him for lengthy days and years, and may his gift be pleasing to G-d, and this was in the year…” (the chronogram for the year may be read either as 1829, 1834 or 1854). At the edge of the pointer is a clenched fist, gilt, with a withdrawn index finger and a cuff at the base. Length: 29.5 cm. Weight: 80 g. Good condition.