Pair of Torah Finials. [Germany, possibly Berlin, early 20th century], dedicatory inscription from Alsace, dated 1913 [5673].
Silver, turned, stamped, and engraved (marked with German quality marks – "800", crown and crescent moon – and with unidentified maker’s mark, possibly H. Meyen & Co. Berlin).
Torah finials with tall, broad cylindrical shafts, each with a large crown on top, surmounted by a sphere, in turn surmounted by an ornament in the form of the Two Tablets of the Law, engraved (in Hebrew) with the abbreviated Ten Commandments. Supported on broad, dome-shaped bases, each bearing an engraved dedicatory inscription (French), "Donn de Mme Vve Moïse Blum Avril 1913" (= "Gift of the Mme, wife of Moïse Blum, April 1913") on one, and "En Souvenir de son cher mari né à Bischheim" (= "In memory of her dear husband, born in Bischheim") on the other.
Height: 28.5-29 cm. Diameter at base: 9 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor warping. Fractures and soldering repairs to attachments of upper ornaments. Corrosion to upper ornaments.
