A Pair of Silver Torah Finials, North African or Jerusalem, early 20th century

Engraved in Hebrew on both leaves, both obverse and reverse:

Around the edge: “The teaching of the Lord is perfect, renewing life; the decrees of the Lord are enduring, making the simple wise; the precepts of the Lord are just, rejoicing the heart; the instruction of the Lord is lucid, making the eyes light up” (Ps. 19:8-9).

In the center: “All, ascribe might to God and honor to the Torah.”

Below, the Ten Commandments, followed by: “The tablets were God’s work, and the writing was God’s writing” (Ex. 32:16).

On both staves: “For the elevation of the soul of Judah ben Eliezer Nakioff, of blessed memory.”