Pair of Torah finials. [Morocco, ca. 1920s].

Silver, repoussé, stamped, and engraved (unmarked); chased; parcel-gilt.

Parcel-gilt finials, adorned with repeating vegetal motifs and two tiers of suspension chains with conical bell-shaped pendants. The shafts are decorated in chased vegetal patterns and inscribed with dedications: 
"For the elevation of the soul of the esteemed, humble R. Yitzchak Benisti…". and
"For the merit and repose of the esteemed, humble R. Yitzchak Benisti…".

Height: 32 cm. Max. width: 7.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor blemishes, bends, and old soldering repairs. One chain missing.

Pair of Torah finials. [Morocco, post-1925].

Silver, cast and engraved (marked with Moroccan fineness marks, in use from October 1925); chased; parcel-gilt.

Set on tall stems, adorned with vegetal motifs. Each finial is topped with a crown-shaped ornament from which six chains with bells are suspended; an additional six chains with bells hang from the central section.

Height: 35 cm. Max. width: 10 cm. Minor bends and blemishes.

Six Torah pointers. Djerba, Tunisia, and surrounding regions, [late 19th / first half of the 20th century].

Silver, cast, cut, and engraved (unmarked).

Torah pointers in a style typical of Tunisia and Libya, with flat, leaf-shaped lower sections tapering toward the wrist. Decorated with vegetal motifs characteristic of North African designs. One of the pointers is also adorned with a bird, a fish, a crescent moon, and a star – motifs found in jewelry crafted by Jewish silversmiths in Tunisia, and particularly in Djerba.

Two of the pointers are engraved with the verse "Ve’zot HaTorah asher sam Moshe…" and feature engraved illustrations of the Tablets of the Law. One pointer bears the inscription "Tsalat [prayer] for the Kohanim". Another pointer reads "Tsalat el-Kohanim, Djerba", and yet another is inscribed in memory of
"Haviva Mesika… 22 Shevat 5690 [1930]" (Hebrew).

Torah crown. [Algeria or Tunisia, early decades of the 20th century].

Silver, cut, repoussé and engraved (marked with French fineness mark, in use from 1838, and a small, indistinct maker’s mark in the shape of a lozenge); twisted silver wire.

Crown influenced in form by Italian Torah crowns, of tapering cylindrical shape, open at top and base. Decorated with elaborate foliate motifs and two pairs of large lions holding Stars of David. One dedication repoussé near the base reads:
"Torah crown, a donation by… R. Eliyahu Moatti and his brother R. Yosef Moatti". Another inscription engraved within a Star of David (in French):
"Offert / par / Moatti Léon". Undulating upper rim. Interior fitted with bent silver rods for attachment to the Torah rollers (Atzei Chaim).

Pair finials for a Torah scroll. [North Africa, presumably Algeria or Tunisia, late 19th century].

Silver, pierced and engraved (marked with French fineness mark, in use from 1838, and a tiny, difficult to decipher maker’s mark in lozenge frame); coral beads.

Torah Finials in the form of three-tiered hexagonal towers, tapering toward the top. Each tier features distinct pierced decorations: the lower tier with symmetrical vegetal motifs; the middle tier with lions standing on a twisted branch; and the upper tier with horseshoe-arched windows. Suspension loops shaped as the letter S are soldered to the corners of the lower two tiers, each holding short chains terminating in coral beads. Elongated dome-shaped tops with stylized finials.

Height: 35.5 cm, 37 cm. Max. width: approx. 11 cm. Fair-good condition. One chain and coral bead missing. Old breaks and bends; old solder repairs.