Bidspirit auction | Three Torah Pointers – Izmir,

Three Torah Pointers – Izmir, Ottoman Empire - Three Torah pointers from the Bikur Cholim synagogue in Izmir. [Izmir, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey), late 19th and early 20th centuries]. Silver, cast and engraved (unmarked). Three Torah pointers made of long silver rods – some square and some coiled – with a hand and a pointing index finger. Two of the hands are engraved with the letter Hei. Two pointers also bear Ladino dedications: ”Hermosa… Shlomo… [?]” and ”Moshe HaLevi”. Length: 40 to 44 cm. Good condition. One pointer with original chain, another with chain torn and lacking.