Lot 572
Pair of Torah Finials – Morocco – Kodesh LeHashem
A pair of Torah finials (“apples”). [Morocco, first half of 20th century]. Light colored metal and copper, sawn and soldered. Massive finials, impressive folk art. Each finial has five edges. Each edge is decorated with sawn repeated patterns (from bottom to top): oblong rounds or small horseshoe-arches, a grid, large horseshoe-arch, a square with a sawn inscription: “Kodesh LeHashem” (inscription on all five edges), diagonal grid and a small rhombus. The finials are topped with metal arches. Height: 38 cm. Fair condition. Chains missing. Broken decorations at top of finials. Corrosion and bends.
