Important pair of large Dutch parcel-gilt silver Torah finials from the New Synagogue, Amsterdam, probably Amsterdam, mid 18th century

of hexagonal three-tiered form, the lower portion pierced and chased with stylized fruit baskets applied with a bud form motif, pomegrante form openings topped by shells, the upper two tiers with sectioned windows within a balcony, applied with two plaques bearing the Hebrew words Keter Torah, surmounted by a crown and bud-form finial, set on staves with reeded bands, the whole with suspended bells (some lacking), apparently unmarked, struck with Dutch control mark for 1807, further struck with Jewish Community of Amsterdam owner's marks and NS 28 (Neie Synagogue).

New Synagogue, Amsterdam (inventory no. 28)
Jewish Community, Amsterdam (NIHS)
Sold Sotheby's, New York, December 13, 2006, lot 107.

Overall good condition.
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Amsterdam's New Synagogue was constructed in 1750 adjacent to the Great Synagogue, on the site of an earlier synagogue and the home of the Chief Rabbi.  The design is attributed to Amsterdam architect Gerard Frederik Maybaum.  It was the largest of the four synagogues in the complex, seating 596 men and 376 women.  The interior remained essentially intact until the Second World War; it now forms part of the Jewish Historical Museum.