Important Judaica
Important Judaica
Property from the Central Synagogue, London
A PAIR OF ENGLISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER TORAH FINIALS, LONDON, 1722, BRITANNIA STANDARD, PROBABLY BY ABRAHAM DE OLIVEYRA
Auction Closed
June 5, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF ENGLISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER TORAH FINIALS, LONDON, 1722, BRITANNIA STANDARD, PROBABLY BY ABRAHAM DE OLIVEYRA
the staves chased with bands of gilt baroque ornament on matted grounds and engraved with Hebrew inscriptions and interlaced cyphers, the pear form bodies chased with bellflowers on matted grounds between beaded scroll brackets hung with bells, below urns with bell-hung brackets, with gilt crowns, both with some later bells, with maker's mark AB, probably for Abraham Benelisha, London, circa 1910
marked on bases of bodies, partially obscured, no visible maker's mark
height 13½ in.
34.3 cm
Possibly from the Great Synagogue, London
The inscription translated from Hebrew reads "This is a gift of Joseph David, son of Baruch Bentblock."
These finials have some similarities with a pair by Abraham de Oliveyra, London 1716/32, in the Jewish Museums, London, JM 112, ills. Treasures of Jewish Heritage, p. 70.