A PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SILVER AND FILIGREE LARGE TORAH FINIALS, CIRCA 1870

A PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SILVER AND FILIGREE LARGE TORAH FINIALS, CIRCA 1870

of hexagonal tower form, the filigree pierced with windows, the crown top supported by a row of spread-wing birds, the bells suspended from the beaks of birds, the bases with bright-cut ornament

marked on staves, maker's mark not clear

height 16¾and 16¼ in.

42.6 and 41.4 cm