Artist: Richard Wessner

The exquisite Crown and Persian Yads, designed by the talented metalsmiths Rick Wessner and Tamra Mottl, are reminiscent of the artisans who embellished their works with gems and coral.

Rick Wessner’s ebony and silver Crown Yad honors the majesty of the Torah. Torah crowns were often cast in silver or gold and decorated with semi-precious stones. This crown, in the baroque style, was methodically carved, layer by layer, in hard wax, and is graced at the top with a cultured pearl.