A North African silver Torah crown, probably Algeria, circa 1882

composed of eleven panels applied with a flowering urn within an arched window, each topped with a pierced foliate motif and separated by spiral columns, with lengthy Hebrew dedication and dated 21 March 1882, marked on each panel with French-style maker's mark DS animal between in lozenge and French guarantee mark

good condition
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For a similar crown, see: Rafi Grafman and Vivian B. Mann, Crowning Glory Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, New York, 1996, no. 499, pp 282 & 283, catalogued as Algeria or Tunisia