Auction 36 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
Torah Finials – Jerusalem, Late 19th century
Opening: $3,000
Unsold
A pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, late 19th cent.
Sawn and engraved silver, partially gilded.
A pair of finials, crown-like upper part. The central part is bell tower-like with six gilded bells, pending in sawn windows of a shield-like shape. Psalms verses are engraved around each window. A dedication is engraved on the arms: "gift of Rosa Filus daughter of Moshe Yeshulam".
This kind of finials was common is Sephardic synagogues in Eretz Israel inspired by earlier Italian and Spanish finials.
Height: 26.5 cm, diameter: 8.5 cm, good condition.
See: "A selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", Tel Aviv University: The Judaica Museum, The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998. P. 62.
Sawn and engraved silver, partially gilded.
A pair of finials, crown-like upper part. The central part is bell tower-like with six gilded bells, pending in sawn windows of a shield-like shape. Psalms verses are engraved around each window. A dedication is engraved on the arms: "gift of Rosa Filus daughter of Moshe Yeshulam".
This kind of finials was common is Sephardic synagogues in Eretz Israel inspired by earlier Italian and Spanish finials.
Height: 26.5 cm, diameter: 8.5 cm, good condition.
See: "A selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection", Tel Aviv University: The Judaica Museum, The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, 1998. P. 62.
Judaica objects; various
Judaica objects; various