A PAIR OF LARGE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER TORAH FINIALS, TUNISIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF LARGE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER TORAH FINIALS, TUNISIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
in Italian style, bombé lower bodies chased with linked flowerheads, hexagonal tops pierces with emblems below swags of flowers, fluted domes with bud finials, the staves inscribed with Hebrew inscriptions
marked throughout with Tunisia control mark for 800 standard silver, introduced in 1905
height 17 in.
43 cm
The inscriptions translated read: "Dedicated to the Lord in memory of Joseph Hai Atwil, may he rest in peace 20 Elul 5685 (September 17, 1925)". The bas rims engraved V. Mettoudi, possibly the maker's signature.