Important Judaica
Important Judaica
Property of a New York Private Collector
A PAIR OF BEZALEL SILVER FILIGREE TORAH FINIALS, JERUSALEM, CIRCA 1925
Auction Closed
June 5, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF BEZALEL SILVER FILIGREE TORAH FINIALS, JERUSALEM, CIRCA 1925
in Moorish taste, the bodies set with cabochon amethysts, matching finials, spiral staves ending in plain bases with beaded borders
engraved with signature on both staves
height 12 in.
30.5 cm
A similar single Torah finial is in the Collection of the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Moshe Zabari, see Rafi Grafman, Crowning Glory, Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, no. 375, p. 233.
Another similar single finial, on inlaid olive wood stand, was sold Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, May 11, 1998, lot 7.