Lot 247
Two Pairs of Torah Finials – Jerusalem
Two pairs of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved.
1. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Short chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions engraved onto shafts: "This was made by […] Hava, wife of Mikhael Binya, […] toward the elevation of the soul of their daughter, Sarah […]". Height: 26.5 cm.
2. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head. Body in form of flattened sphere, decorated with vegetal patterns. Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Height: 22.5 cm.
