Lot 569
Pair of Torah Finials – Vienna, 1846 – Dedication
Pair of Torah Finials, Vienna (Alt Wien), 1846 Silver (marked) cast, embossed and engraved. Round base. Handles, base and body of finials are decorated with tiers of floral and vegetal decoration. Upper part is shaped as a crown topped with a decoration shaped like a flower bud with leaves. Six chains are suspended from each finial decorated with flower-shaped pendants ending with discs decorated with embossed flowers (four of the discs of one finials were replaced by Persian coins of the 19th century). Engraved inscription on the base: “Eliezer [with his spouse] / Gittle Gestetner” (Hebrew). Height: 37 cm. Overall good condition. Slightly bent and broken crown decorations on top of the finials. Missing bells (?).
