Pair of Torah finials. Morocco, [ca. 1920s]. Silver (marked), filigree; cast, engraved and etched silver. Large tower-shaped finials in the style of Dutch finials from the 18th and 19th centuries. Decorated with five rows of silver platelets and two rows of suspended bells. At the top is a crown-like ornament. Height: 38 cm. Good condition. Nineteen bells missing. Twelve bell hooks missing. Some soldering repairs. See: 1. "The Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art", Chaya Benjamin (Israel Museum, 1987), item 11. 2. "50 Rimonim, A Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv University (The Judaica Museum, the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998), items 41, 44, 45.
Pair of Torah finials. Morocco, [ca. 1920s]. Silver (marked), filigree; cast, engraved and etched silver. Large tower-shaped finials in the style of Dutch finials from the 18th and 19th centuries. Decorated with five rows of silver platelets and two rows of suspended bells. At the top is a crown-like ornament. Height: 38 cm. Good condition. Nineteen bells missing. Twelve bell hooks missing. Some soldering repairs. See: 1. "The Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art", Chaya Benjamin (Israel Museum, 1987), item 11. 2. "50 Rimonim, A Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv University (The Judaica Museum, the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998), items 41, 44, 45.
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